Battlefield V Premium Starter Pack (DLC) (Xbox One)

I'll be straight with you: this is not a game, it is a cosmetic add-on for Battlefield V, and reviewing it honestly means zooming out to ask whether the base game still justifies spending anything extra on it. Battlefield V launched in 2018, had a rocky start, found its footing, and then EA pulled the plug on new content. No new Tides of War chapters, no major patches in the pipeline. The question is not whether this pack is fun - skins are never fun, they are decorative - the question is whether Battlefield V itself still has enough life to make cosmetics feel worth anything at all. What the pack actually gives you: 3,500 Battlefield Currency for spending in the in-game store, two Epic-rarity soldier outfits (the Axis "Demolisher" and the Allied "Cool Hand Duke"), two vehicle skins covering the Panzer IV and the Spitfire MK VA, and a Rare "Chromed Finish" weapon skin set that applies to four weapons - the Sturmgewehr 1-5, the Sten, the KE7, and the Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I. The immediately equipped cosmetics are the stronger half of this deal; the 3,500 currency is handy for chasing further customisation in a store that, at this point, receives no fresh seasonal items. One hard rule worth knowing: this is a one-time purchase that cannot be bought twice on the same account, so there is no accidental double-dipping. On the base-game health question, Battlefield V does still attract a meaningful number of players across platforms, with the community largely composed of WWII-shooter veterans who migrated back from Battlefield 2042's troubled launch. Servers are not empty, especially on Xbox where crossplay fills lobbies across Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The four core multiplayer classes - Assault, Support, Medic, and Recon - still produce interesting squad dynamics, and modes like Grand Operations and Conquest remain the highlight. The single-player War Stories are a decent bonus. So if you are already playing regularly, cosmetic investment makes some logical sense. The honest problem is timing and value structure. The Tides of War chapter system this pack was designed to support, including the "Chapter Rewards Catch-Ups" mechanic, is essentially a legacy feature on a game that is no longer in active development. You are not buying into a living season - you are buying cosmetics for a finished product. The Epic outfits and vehicle skins are genuinely well-crafted, and if you care about The Company customisation system, the visual variety is noticeable. But the currency portion of this bundle carries the least weight of anything here, because there is limited new content to spend it on. Treat the 3,500 Battlefield Currency as a minor bonus rather than a headline feature. For a numbers-focused buyer: if you are logging consistent hours into BFV on Xbox and you want to dress your soldier and vehicles without grinding the cosmetic unlocks manually, this pack is a reasonable shortcut. If you are considering buying the base game for the first time, focus on that purchase first and treat this pack as a secondary decision. Nobody should be picking up a cosmetic DLC before they know whether they will stick with the game. Diego, Scout Team