Next Battlefield Game Returns To Modern Setting And Makes Other Key Changes Fans Asked For
Electronic Arts has revealed new details on the next Battlefield game, confirming a modern-day setting and revealing the game will ditch features from Battlefield 2042 that divided fans.
Whereas recent Battlefield games took place in World War I, World War II, and the future, the new Battlefield game takes place in modern times, EA revealed in an IGN report. The first piece of concept art (see below) depicts what appears to be a European city, spanning both land and sea, with a fire ripping through a nearby forest. The scene looks very chaotic in the traditional Battlefield sense.
Vince Zampella sat down with @IGN to discuss the future of #Battlefield, confirms a modern setting, and teases a community testing program. Read the full interview. 👇https://t.co/Ciq178EGZH
— Battlefield (@Battlefield) September 16, 2024
Additionally, the new Battlefield game will say goodbye to features from Battlefield 2042 that fans quickly and loudly said they did not like. Battlefield 2042 launched with maps that supported up to 128 players, and this was a new level of scale the Battlefield series had never seen. But fans didn't like it, as matches could feel empty, and the developers eventually reverted back to 64-player matches. The next Battlefield will settle on a number that is "more akin" to what past Battlefield games offered.
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