This just seems like a particular “at risk” year for EA and Battlefield, given its steep competition. This is in contrast to Call of Duty where Blackout plays wildly different from traditional multiplayer, in playercount, map size, vehicle use, everything. There also does not appear to be a solos or duos option for Firestorm, at least at launch, which is a significant departure from other BRs where that’s standard. And 64 players is not exactly a new prospect for the Battlefield series, which has been doing the big team thing for a while now. But the mode is limited to 64 players when Blackout has now been pushed to 88 and Fortnite is always at 100. The mode has squads of four trying to hunt down each other and complete objectives to be the last standing on a map shrinking as it’s consumed by a ring of fire (not going to ask what Nazi superweapon has supposedly created that). Polygon called its frenetic shooter segments in the midst of somber storylines a “piñata at a funeral.” Battlefield doing a WWII game now may feel like the natural follow-up to Battlefield 1, but since Call of Duty did it last year and they effectively were doing historical combat two years ago, it doesn’t really feel as fresh as it once did, and even trying to echo the vignette campaign structure of BF1 has produced apparently mixed results, judging by some of the early previews where outlets got their hands on the game. Two years ago, it was Call of Duty that seemed like it had made the misstep, continuing to plug away at the “future war”concept while Battlefield 1 felt like a fresh return to a bygone era, and doing so in WWI instead of the more common choice, WWII.īut then Call of Duty followed up with COD: WWII the following year, before moving back to the future with Black Ops 4 this year. Fortunately, it's a hit, and we believe it's the PS5 game we've all been waiting for.The first issue is the setting, which weirdly feels a bit dated because of a trend Battlefield itself started. Halo Infinite even delayed two modes to be added sometime in 2022 to make its 2021 release date.Īnother major title hit by a delay is Deathloop, but this has now finally made it into gamers' hands. Horizon Forbidden West has been pushed back to 2022, along with God of War 5 Ragnarök, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and more. Game delaysīattlefield 2042 joins the list of games that have been hit with delays, but at least it's still set to arrive in 2021.
In the meantime, if you are ready for some fresh first-person shooter action, check out how to get access to the Call of Duty: Vanguard beta this weekend. The press release also notes that details on the upcoming Battlefield 2042 beta are coming sometime this September, so stay tuned for further updates. We've shared our thoughts on why fans are worried about Battlefield 2042, and what DICE can do before the big launch. The delay gives EA and DICE extra time to work on any potential technical glitches or bugs that could ruin the game at launch - something we've seen before during the bug-infested launch of Battlefield 4. "With the ongoing conditions not allowing that to happen safely, and with all the hard work the teams are doing from home, we feel it is important to take the extra time to deliver on the vision of Battlefield 2042 for our players." "Given the scale and scope of the game, we had hoped our teams would be back in our studios together as we move towards launch," said Gabrielson.