Game

Battlefield 1 Revolution

2017

9Score

Low Cash-Grab Risk

The sourced concerns are substantially offset by delivered value.

What counts as a cash grab?

Commercial extraction prioritized over meaningful consumer or creative value. Profit, popularity, adaptations, sequels, remakes, high budgets, and normal marketing do not count by themselves.

Why?

Battlefield 1 Revolution is a 2017 retail/digital bundle that packages the Battlefield 1 base game with the Battlefield 1 Premium Pass and several pre-order packs, described by EA as a "complete package". Evidence shows the Premium Pass gated expansions with an official two week early access for pass holders, which is an extractive monetization practice that fragments multiplayer access. Independent coverage and DLC reviews however portray the expansions as substantial, well-made maps and weapons, which mitigates a simple cash grab characterization.

Revolution bundles the base game with the paid Premium Pass that granted paid early access to expansions.
EA's product pages and terms explicitly advertise a two-week head start for Premium holders.
Independent reviews and DLC coverage describe the expansions as substantial new maps and weapons.

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No credible reporting found that Revolution was a rushed, deceptive release or explicitly predatory in price.

Score factors

Direction	Factor	Evidence	Impact
For	Paid early access to expansions	EA advertised the Premium Pass included in Revolution would grant a two week head start on each expansion, gating new maps and content for paying players.[3][4]	+23
For	Multiplayer fragmentation from paid DLC	Press and coverage noted concern that paid expansions and new modes could fragment the multiplayer player base by locking content to Premium holders.[1][2]	+18
Against	Substantial expansion content	Reviews of Battlefield 1 expansions such as They Shall Not Pass repeatedly describe new maps, weapons and modes and evaluate them positively, indicating meaningful new content rather than token additions.[1][6][7]	-16
For	Repackaging existing paid content	Battlefield 1 Revolution is explicitly a bundle packaging the base game, Premium Pass and several packs, which is a repackaging of previously sold content into a single SKU.[2][5]	+10
Against	Access via subscription and sales	Stores and EA messaging show Revolution was offered through platforms and subscriptions such as EA Play and storefront sales, improving consumer access to the full package.[5][8]	-8

Confidence: Medium · Sources include official EA product pages and multiple reputable reviews for DLC quality, giving reliable evidence of paid gating and substantive expansions, however I did not find detailed contemporary investigative reporting on pricing strategies or internal intent so some monetization judgments r · Researched 2026-08-07

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