EA has confirmed that the following Battlefield title goes to return to a modern-day setting akin to what followers of Battlefield 3 and 4 will bear in mind very nicely, and alongside that, different particulars have been launched on the title as nicely. Being billed as a back-to-the-basics recreation for the franchise, unsurprisingly, the following Battlefield can be going to revert to various core tenets the place its multiplayer is anxious.
For example, although Battlefield 2042 launched 128-player maps on current-gen consoles and PC, the change proved to be an unpopular one with gamers, inflicting developer DICE to finally change again to 64-player battles. With the following instalment within the sequence, we’ll be seeing the latter proper off the bat, as revealed by Vince Zampella, Head of Respawn and Group Common Supervisor for EA’s Studios Group, in dialog with IGN.
“The maps, as soon as they get to a sure scale, turn into completely different. It’s a unique play area, and I feel you need to design round that,” Zampella mentioned. “So we’re designing one thing that’s extra akin to earlier Battlefields. I’d somewhat have good, dense, very nice, well-designed play areas. A few of them are actually good. I can’t wait so that you can see a few of them.”
Equally, Specialists are one other new function that Battlefield 2042 launched to combined reception from gamers that won’t be returning within the subsequent recreation within the shooter franchise, with Zampella confirming a return to courses, which he describes as being “on the core of” the franchise’s gameplay identification.
“So I wasn’t there for 2042. I don’t know what the rationale was, however for me, it’s just like the workforce tried one thing new,” he mentioned. “It’s a must to applaud that effort. Not all people appreciated it, however you bought to strive issues. It didn’t work. It didn’t match. Specialist is not going to be coming again. So courses are type of on the core of Battlefield, and we’re going again to that.”
Leaks have claimed that the following Battlefield recreation is concentrating on an October 2025 launch, although EA hasn’t mentioned a lot in regards to the title or its launch plans in an official capability. Zampella, nevertheless, has expressed curiosity in doubtlessly bringing the sport to Nintendo’s as-yet unannounced next-gen console. Learn extra on that by means of right here.
