Battlefield 2042 will no longer receive a new season, EA focuses on new Battlefield games

When Battlefield 2042 was released in November 2021, player opinions were very mixed. Among other things, numerous bugs, an immature progression system and unbalanced maps were criticized. Metacritic rates the game with a Metascore of 68, while the User Score is a subterranean 2.2 points.

Battlefield 2024 received six new seasons until October 2023. In the meantime, fans have a better opinion, which is reflected in the Steam charts by increasing player numbers. Nevertheless Season 7, which started on March 19, is the last season. In a blog post EA comments on this as follows:

"We know this news may be disappointing. However, as we looked at what the future of the series requires, it became clear that it's time for us to shift our resources and focus to fully commit to what's next."

Despite increasing player numbers, EA does not seem to see a future for Battlefield 2042. According to the publisher, the game will continue to be supplied with new challenges, events and modes, but will no longer receive a new season. EA now wants to focus on "what's next". To this end, EA has brought Motive Studio on board - the developers of Dead Space and Star Wars: Squadrons - who, according to the blog post, are currently building a team to focus solely on Battlefield.

Several projects in the works

EA and DICE had already announced at the end of 2022 to create a kind of "Battlefield universe" in collaboration with Ridgeline Games, in which various games in the series are linked together. There are apparently several projects in the works. It is not known exactly what Motive is working on.

The latest information on a new Battleflied game comes from the well-known leaker Tom Henderson, who has a long history of accurate leaks and is considered a credible source. As Henderson reported at the end of February on Insider Gaming, Battleflied 7 is currently in the early concept phase. The game is set to return to its roots by once again limiting the number of players to 64 and bringing back the four-class system. There will also be a free battle royale mode. According to Henderson, the scenario is set in the present day, between 2025 and 2030.