The poor reception of Battlefield 2042 has reportedly led to EA & DICE changing their plans for future games.
✖ The release of Battlefield 2042 has reportedly resulted in hard lessons and massive changes at DICE and Electronic Arts. Battlefield 2042 was slammed by critics and fans alike upon release for its buggy launch, poor design decisions, and much more. Although DICE had some rocky releases prior to Battlefield 2042, this one stung a bit more. It was the first modern-day entry in the series since Battlefield 4 in 2013 and was advertised as a big love letter to fans of the series.
It seems a similar feeling is hanging over DICE and EA. According to a new report from XFire, the team learned some"valuable lessons" from Battlefield 2042. An anonymous source noted that they believed the team would be reversing a lot of the changes they made in Battlefield 2042, but it's unclear what that could be referring to. Some fans took issue with the game having 128 players, as the maps didn't appropriately accommodate for it and others disliked the specialist system.
Of course, all of this should be taken with a grain of salt, but it's also not hard to imagine a course-correction for the series. EA has to win a lot of fans back after Battlefield 2042, but it's unclear how it can do so. It can't exactly repeat the"love letter" marketing again as that backfired last time. Nonetheless, EA is committed to continuing Battlefield and wants to see it thrive.
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