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New Battlefield Game Will Be Revealed & Launch This Year

New Battlefield Game Will Be Revealed & Launch This Year

Rumors suggest Battlefield 6 could take players back to the modern-day setting , which has been notably absent since Battlefield 4 in 2013. The last two entries in the series, Battlefield 1 and V , have taken players back in time to both World War I and II respectively. After V failed to make a notable impression, it's likely EA is going to try and win back its audience by going back to the modern day setting. Both Battlefield 3 and 4 thrived in their modern day settings, offering high levels of destruction with collapsible skyscrapers and all-out warfare with helicopters, jets, tanks, and more. With EA calling specific attention to its return of "all-out military warfare" it seems to indicate the modern day setting is return

ru9gkqg4upr71.jpgEA has confirmed that Battlefield _ **_6 ** will be getting an alpha sometime this year, and that it'll be coming sooner than previous titles. EA made the announcement via a blog post that outlined the status of the highly anticipated shooter, noting that it's shaping up to be something truly incredi

In an investors call (via VentureBeat ), EA CFO Blake Jorgensen confirmed that the new Battlefield 2042 tips and tricks|https://battlefield2042Play.com/ will be revealed this spring and began to tease the potential for the title. It's unclear whether or not the game will come to Xbox One and PS4 but it is confirmed to release on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. According to Jorgensen, Battlefield 6 will " mark a return to all-out military warfare ." He continued by talking about the scale of the new shooter. " The game takes full advantage of the power of next-generation platforms to bring massive, immersive battles to life with more players than ever before. Featuring maps with unprecedented scale, the next edition of Battlefield takes all the destruction, player agency, vehicle and weapon combat that the franchise is known for and elevates it to another level. The team is focused and the game is ahead of our internal milestones. We’ll reveal the game in the spring, and deliver a defining Battlefield experience for our players in the 2021 holiday season ," said Jorgen

Last year, during November’s earnings call, EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson revealed a tiny bit of promising information regarding Battlefield 6 . According to his words, the game was going to be the biggest one to ever release in the franchise, offering a never-before-seen scale. Although Wilson didn’t specifically elaborate on what this meant gameplay-wise, one would imagine that massive battle encounters await players in the anticipated sequel. It was indirectly confirmed by insiders who claimed that Battlefield 6 might feature 128-player batt

A piece of somewhat troubling news regarding Battlefield 6 ** development has surfaced, as DICE is officially getting help from Need for Speed ** ’s studio Criterion to finish the game. It is quite understandable that EA would want extra help on the development of one of its flagship games. In the past, EA has called the upcoming Battlefield title the biggest game in the history of the franch

Although the situation might indeed sound worrying, it is worth mentioning that Criterion already has a record of working alongside DICE. Previously, both studios were collaborating during the development of Star Wars: Battlefront and its sequel. In addition, the Need for Speed _ developer singlehandedly tackled the Firestorm battle royale mode for _Battlefield 5 . In other words, there’s nothing exceptional in DICE and Criterion joining forces to wrap up the development of **Battlefield 6 ** , but it can nonetheless cause slight anxiety in the fan commun

The final thing that set Battlefield 3 apart from later additions was its DLC setup. While Battlefield Premium was an interesting system, and free content for Battlefield 5 was a welcome change of pace, the expansions of Battlefield 3 worked so well because of how different they were. The excellent Close Quarters expansion focused purely on Infantry play, with Call of Duty -sized maps highlighting how strong Battlefield 3 ’s boots on the ground combat was. The Armored Kill expansion did the opposite, giving fans of vehicle-based action some content aimed directly at that playst

Few concrete details are known, but Battlefield 6 is expected to finally be returning to a modern combat setting and to feature bigger battles than ever before. That's good news for many Battlefield fans, but it will take more than a return to modern combat to dethrone Call of Duty . To outsell the king of shooters, Battlefield needs a steady stream of content for players to engage with, something Call of Duty has long excelled at thanks to multiple Activision Blizzard support studios helping to create content for each new game rele

If DICE wants to truly compete with Call of Duty , that can't happen with Battlefield 6 . It's for that reason the news regarding Criterion and DICE LA is encouraging. DICE will finally be receiving the support it needs to not only finish the game and launch it in a polished state, but also to help create future content for years to come. Criterion is no stranger to working with DICE, having created Battlefield 5 's Firestorm battle royale mode and also helping with Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefront 2 . With Criterion's extra help, Battlefield 6 has a good chance of launching in a better state than more recent entries in the franchise, which will mean fewer distractions and a smoother transition into the live service portion of the game's lifes

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