EA has officially given up on Battlefield 2042 - Now available for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate owners

[Dolemite]

Battlefield 2042 - Season 03: Escalation is Available Now for Xbox - Xbox Wire

Switzerland is nice this time of year. The weather is crisp, but not cold, the valleys are full of lush greenery, and powerful railgun shots ripple across the hillside. Well, that’s the Swedish wilderness you can expect to see in Battlefield 2042 – Season 03: Escalation as it lands on Xbox One...

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[aleshemsky83]

The problem with this game is the maps are so insanely big that it's got the vibe of a Battle Royale but you're marketing it to fans of normal shooters. Battlefield 1 and 5 are far better because you don't need to wander around for several minutes just to find something to shoot.

 

[Dolemite]

The problem with this game is the maps are so insanely big that it's got the vibe of a Battle Royale but you're marketing it to fans of normal shooters. Battlefield 1 and 5 are far better because you don't need to wander around for several minutes just to find something to shoot.

That and they released WAY before it was ready…again. This is EA’s Rep.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Wouldn't play this game if they paid me. They completely dropped the ball on this one imo.

 

[XX]

Battlefield needs to be completely taken away from what is left of DICE Stockholm. I hope Zampella can turn it around because their production pipeline for the last few games has been a complete shitshow on top of garbage ass design decisions.

I cannot believe how far this franchise has fallen.

 

[Dogewow]

I have no first-hand experience in the gaming industry, so I'm not sure exactly where responsibility of this falls, but it seems abundantly clear that the games in these franchises are released FAR too early (BF1, BF4 and BF5 had similar, crappy launches. Though BF2042 was far worse). I'm not sure if its unrealistic internal deadlines, poor leadership, wonky work distribution or something else going on there. I'm inclined to believe EA is directly involved since seemingly everything they touch turns to crap.

The game is playable now (similar to prior releases) with updated game mechanics, map reworks, etc. However, this is all stuff that should have been in the game come launch. Instead it was released at about a 50% finished state without a basic stats system or voice chat and was a buggy mess.

 

[Dolemite]

EA has a rep for quite a while now for releasing games WAY before they’re ready (Anthem, Star Wars Battlefront, this game, etc).


I’m never pre ordering an EA game ever again. Nor should anyone else.

 

[PeteWorrell]

Not only to they rush out games but they also punish studios that under perform by either cutting their budget or outright killing the studio. They represent everything that is wrong with the industry.