Battlefield Hardline Premium Announced

In an announcement that shocked nobody. Upcoming Battlefield Hardline is getting the usual Premium treatment. Available after launch, the Premium service will feature DLC all the way till 2016.  If your that much of fan of service, and go Premium with Hardline then you'll get the following:

Four super features:

Masks - New player masks with unique gameplay benefits tied to the theme of each mask.

Gun Bench - Provides players with the ability to visually customize their weapons and track their kills per weapon.

Competitive Play - Support for competitive play through Battlefield Hardline Premium-access only tournaments and ladders.

Legendary Status - Provides replayability of the entire progression system.
Four digital expansion packs featuring new multiplayer maps, modes, vehicles, in-game content and a story themed throughout all four:

Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity - Players have to make a name for themselves in fast-paced, highly-destructible new maps littered with small-time crime jobs. Available summer 2015.

Battlefield Hardline: Robbery - Take down the opposition head on and progress through key locations with major cinematic action. Available summer 2015.

Battlefield Hardline: Getaway - This is frantic, high-speed chases that immerse players deeper in the heist. Available fall 2015.

Battlefield Hardline: Betrayal - There is a rat inevery operation and players will have to find out who to trust. Available winter early 2016.

Two weeks early access to all expansion packs

12 Gold Battlepacks

New personalization options including gun camos, ammo skins, and more Battlefield Hardline Premium exclusive in-game items

Access to double-XP, in-game missions, and more Battlefield Hardline Premium exclusive events

Priority position in server queues

You know the drill with Battlefield Premium, you'll get all the above as and when it becomes available. And new game modes and maps are available two-weeks before non-premium members. Sure enough, EA and Visceral Games want you playing Battlefield Hardline all the way till 2016.

Battlefield Hardline hits shelves March 19th, 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.