Star Wars Battlefront playable "first on Xbox One"

Xbox One owners will be able to play Star Wars Battlefront first, Microsoft has said.

While not unexpected - most EA releases launch five days earlier on Xbox One for members of the EA Access program - it is the first time we have had confirmation that Battlefront will be included.

Xbox exec Aaron Greenberg confirmed the fact via Twitter last night:

@Spitfire_Spud @PNF4LYFE @JCrookedSmile @TiC_Podcast @The_CrapGamer @XboxP3 @EAAccess @EA_DICE Very ready & play it first on #XboxOne!

— Aaron Greenberg 🙅🏼‍♂️💚U (@aarongreenberg) April 14, 2015

EA Access costs £3.99 a month and is currently only available for Xbox One. The subscription unlocks a free vault of existing EA games, discounts on future EA purchases and early access to new releases.

Star Wars Battlefield is also set to launch on PC and PlayStation 4 - although Sony has ruled out the possibility of EA Access launching for its platform.

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