As is known, DICE and other teams are currently working on the future of the “Battlefield” series. As part of the current business figures, Electronic Arts' CEO Andrew Wilson gave us a small status update.
After DICE and EA announced that the seventh season a final line is drawn under “Battlefield 2042”, the internal focus is now entirely on the future of the series.
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As we have known since last summer, Electronic Arts wants to bring the shooter back to its former strength an interconnected ecosystem build, which includes several “Battlefield” titles. As part of the current annual report, EA's CEO Andre Wilson gave us a short status update next “Battlefield” project.
On the one hand, Wilson pointed out that no less than the largest team in series history is currently working on the new “Battlefield”. The developers are also making corresponding progress and, according to Wilson, will deliver a “high-quality live service title”.
Wilson is excited about the future of the Battlefield series
Wilson described the current development and his impressions as follows: “This is the greatest Battlefield team in franchise history. I visited the teams a few weeks ago and I couldn’t be more excited about what they showed and what we were able to play.”
Continuing his statement, Wilson added: “I've just spent a lot of time with the entire Battlefield team playing what they're building and it's going to be another great live service.” Looking after the future of the Battlefield series There are currently several studios.
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DICE is supported by Ripple Effect, Criterion Games and EA Motive in its plan to “create a Battlefield universe with networked multiplayer experiences and single-player experiences”.
Is EA attacking Call of Duty?
Like well-known insider Tom Henderson in February reported, EA is pursuing ambitious plans with “Battlefield”. Henderson even spoke of an attack on the “Call of Duty” series. On the one hand, the insider wanted to find out that several “Battlefield” titles are currently being developed in parallel.
He also provided us with unconfirmed details about the new main branch. According to Henderson, we can look forward to, among other things, matches with up to 64 players. There was also talk of a new destruction system and a four-class system that would return to the roots of the series.
It was also said that the new “Battlefield” will be accompanied by a battle royal shooter, just like “Call of Duty”. Ripple Effect is said to be responsible for the development. The team is supported in the implementation by Byron Beede, who previously worked on live service experiences for “Call of Duty”.
Unfortunately, it is still unclear when EA will accept the waiting community and officially reveal the next “Battlefield” projects.
Source: Video Games Chronicle
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