Will Battlefield 2042 manage to bounce back from its chaotic start? Apparently EA would rather put a small bandage on the game than save it.
It smells scorched like Battlefield 2042. Just hours after the launch of Season 1, which is being presented as the game’s big potential savior, an insider drops a bombshell. The title is said to be dropped.
EA abandons Battlefield 2042, well almost
It was a disaster a few months after launch, and EA obviously believes Battlefield 2042 will never recover. Despite the start of Season 1, the American publisher has decided to focus on the next Battlefield. According to Jeff Grubbs sources (via VGC), Electronic Arts would only half give up BF 2042. The idea is simple: fulfill his contract by releasing all the content promised, but with a minimum of resources.
« Specifically, this game is in the hands of a reduced team. It’s been stripped down to the bare minimum and these people are only working on the promised additional seasons the game needs to meet the high-end demands it’s sold.
Focus on the next battlefield
For him, the situation is clear: Battlefield 2042 is ” an abandoned ship
« The heart of the Battlefield team is already working on the next game ‘ explains the insider. This comes as no surprise as Tom Henderson announced back in March that the future of the saga was in the works. In any case, EA and DICE would have learned the lessons from the failure of BF 2042.