User blog comment:Pinkachu/Release Date for Battlefront Hidden in Source Code/@comment-4061770-20150417224511/@comment-20211881-20150417225702

Considering the first DLC starts on Dec 1st for preordered players and Dec 8th for others and ends where the film begins, I can understand why they are launching the game a month earlier. The content in the game ties directly into the new film.