We've brought in talent from across the industry who have really bolstered our belief and our confidence in our ability to launch that game next year. "DICE is one of the most talented studios on the planet and we've been able to add leadership from our EA Sports business and David Rutter, who understands both live services and the rigour of development. to ensure that they can in fact build a true next-gen vision around that game. We've given them an extra year of development. We have rallied that entire studio around the development of Battlefield specifically. When pushed in the earnings call about the likelihood of making the holiday 2021 date, Wilson replied, "I was part of the product review last week. Will EA do the same a year after PS5 and Xbox Series S/X come out?ĭICE stopped all Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Battlefield 5 updates earlier this year, in order to wholesale focus on the new Battlefield game. PC is a shoo-in, naturally, but what about anything else? The pertinent question is: will it appear on current-gen consoles, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One?ĮA did a cross-gen launch for Battlefield 4, if you remember, but that was slap-bang in the launch period for PS4 and Xbox One, in autumn 2013. We don't specifically know, however, the other platforms the new Battlefield game will release on. Presumably annual sports titles will make up the numbers. One other he mentioned was a new Need for Speed from Criterion. Apparently, it will be one of six games EA will release on the machines between the beginning of April 2021 and the end of March 2022. His comments confirm - as if there was any doubt - the new game will come to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X. With a recent history of truthful leaks and the fact that Battlefield has been in the early-to-mid 20th century for the past four years I’m willing to believe that the game is modern, at the very least. "The next Battlefield is set to launch in holiday 2021, we're excited to share a lot more about the game in the spring." GamesBeat editor Jeff Grubb stated, among other things, that Battlefield VI is modern. We have hands-on play-testing underway internally, and the team has been getting very positive feedback on the game as we've begun to engage our community. "The technical advancements of the new consoles are allowing the team to deliver a true next-gen vision for the franchise. "DICE is creating our next Battlefield game with never before seen scale," said CEO Andrew Wilson during an earnings call overnight ( transcript by Seeking Alpha). The new Battlefield game is coming out in holiday 2021, also known as the Christmas shopping period, which probably means November. This contradicts recent information from Reddit, which suggested that individual nations would be assigned to a specific faction.I know what you're sat there thinking: when is the new Battlefield game coming out? Oh you weren't? Well nevermind, you're here now. We take on the role of soldiers of "fallen nations" who will be able to carry out missions for both superpowers. He repeated some of the things he mentioned earlier - according to him, the game will focus on a fictional conflict between the USA and Russia. This is consistent with previous reports and company policy - in recent years, Battlefield games were always announced a few days / weeks before (as was the case with Battlefield 4 and Battlefield 1), or at most a few weeks after ( Battlefield V) the publication of the report on the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal year.Ī new leak about the game appeared on the web, the source of which is again leaker Tom Henderson (author of reports from a few days ago). in place to release the game around the holiday 2021 period. long-running series onto next-generation consoles for the first time. It will probably happen just before or just after the publication of the new quarterly financial report of Electronic Arts, which is scheduled for May 11. The release date for Battlefield 6 has been revealed. Leaker Tom Henderson has debunked one of the rumors that surfaced on Reddit and revealed some new information (including info on cosmetic items).Įverything seems to indicate that we'll soon get an announcement of the new Battlefield (via TweakTown). The announcement of Battlefield 6 could come shortly before or after EA's new financial report is released on May 11.
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