Battlefield 2042 delayed to November 19
Destruction, storms and 128-player combat are a bit further out than originally planned.
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What you need to know
DICE and Electronic Arts' upcoming near-future first-person shooterBattlefield 2042is delayed to November 19, 2021, the team confirmed viaTwitter. Battlefield 2042 was originally slated to arrive on Oct 22, but like many other games over the last 18 months, development has been impacted by the ongoing effects of the pandemic.
The firstBattlefield 2042 betais currently expected to start sometime in the coming couple of weeks but there’s no exact date right now. DICE already held a closed technical test for Battlefield 2042, designed to stress test the servers and other aspects of the game.
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“Building the next generation of Battlefield during a global pandemic has created unforseen challenges for our development teams. Given the scale and scope of the game, we had hoped our teams would be back in their studios together as we move towards launch,” DICE explains. “With the ongoing conditions not allowing that to happen safely, and with all the hard work the teams are doing from home, we feel it is important to take the extra time to deliver on the vision of Battlefield 2042 for our players.”
Development of Battlefield 2042 is being led by DICE, with support work from other EA Worldwide Studios including Criterion, EA Gothenburg, Industrial Toys, and Ripple Effect, the latter of which has developed the newPortalmode for the game.
Battlefield 2042 is coming toXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One,PS5, PS4 and PC. The current-generation and PC versions of the game feature much larger multiplayer maps, as well as the ability to support up to 128 players.
Battlefield goes back to the future.
Battlefield 2042 debuts Electronic Arts' next-generation vision for the military shooter, supporting up to 128 players, the largest ever maps, and shaping up as its most ambitious entry to date.
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