During EA’s latest earnings call, EA CEO Andrew Wilson finally broke the silence on questions surrounding Battlefield, saying that the franchise will return in an “entirely new way”.
Speaking in the latest investor call, Wilson surprisingly dropped Battlefield a number of times, reassuring and installing confidence in investors in the franchise. Wilson said throughout that the team has the “ability to bring Battlefield back in an entirely new way in the future.” (via GamesRadar+)
During the calls Q&A segment, where investors asked questions regarding projects, Wilson was asked how the company’s Battlefield franchise was progressing. Whilst Wilson said that the company didn’t have any date announcements, he said that he had “extraordinary confidence” in the new Battlefield leadership team following a recent call.
Battlefield’s leadership team now consists of former Call of Duty boss Byron Beede and Respawn Entertainment’s Vince Zampella. In addition, Rebecka Coutaz will head up the Swedish studio DICE, with Christian Grass leading the studio at Ripple Effect. Alex Seropian, who co-created Halo, will remain the boss at Battlefield Mobile studio Industrial Toys. Earlier this year, Battlefield Veteran Lars Gustavsson, AKA Mr Battlefield recently left DICE to form his own studio TTK Games.
Battlefield 2042 was a spectacular failure when it launched in November 2021, with fans criticizing the game’s lack of content, unpolished gameplay, and creative choices that took away the franchise’s identity. Since launch though, DICE has been hard at work rectifying the issues. From polishing the game to bringing back the Battlefield class system, the game is a long way from where it was at launch.
The updates haven’t been enough for some players though, which the official Battlefield account having to recently provide a statement in regards to players harassing its developers.
What do you think of Battlefield 2042 now and do you think Battlefield can make a return?
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