EA’s Battlefield 2042 was one thing of a disappointment for the corporate, however the franchise stays in style and is about to broaden with a serious new installment. Throughout EA’s newest earnings briefing, CEO Andrew Wilson stated making the brand new Battlefield sport is a prime precedence for EA proper now, including that the corporate has excessive hopes for the challenge.
“The group is energized by what our groups are doing and excited for what comes subsequent. This isn’t simply one among our prime priorities, it is usually one of the vital formidable tasks in our historical past. We’ve got introduced collectively the easiest staff, coupled with the sources and expertise they want, to ship an epic Battlefield expertise,” he stated.
This new Battlefield sport, or “expertise” as EA is looking it, is being made by the largest Battlefield growth staff in franchise historical past. Groups at DICE, Motive, Criterion, and Ripple Impact are contributing to a “Battlefield universe” that may span each multiplayer and single-player experiences.
Earlier this 12 months, it was reported the subsequent Battlefield may have a free-to-play battle royale mode created by Ripple Impact. The subsequent sport within the FPS franchise will not arrive till 2025 on the earliest and nonetheless would not have an official title. Final August, Wilson stated the subsequent Battlefield could be a “reimagination” of the franchise.
EA shuttered Ridgeline Video games earlier this 12 months, which was engaged on a story expertise for the franchise. Afterward, Halo co-creator and former Ridgeline studio head Marcus Lehto did not have “something constructive to say” about EA.
In the course of the earnings briefing this week, Wilson stated the Battlefield franchise has surpassed 25 million gamers up to now 12 months, exhibiting the continuing power of the sequence.
Regardless of Battlefield 2042’s points, the sport completed 2021 because the No. 5 best-selling sport within the US. EA and DICE supported the sport with seven seasons’ value of enlargement content material. The sport is now obtainable on Xbox Recreation Cross.
