EA’s next Battlefield This is at some point in the spring 2026 about speculation about the game, but its development is allegedly full of problems, which makes some of its developers concern that some parts of the game will not be well received. According to a long ARS Technica Pieces about the problems of sports development problems and the problems facing the AAA titles were the highest round for EA’s next Battlefield (Glacier’s code name) At the point that members of the team working on the project feel that they are unrealistic.
Publisher executives were apparently convinced that glacier could meet its popularity Call of duty And Foretenite And set a target of 100 million players in a certain period. An employee told Passage That the franchise had never received these numbers before Battle of Battle of 2042 Get only 22 million players in the same period. First BattlefieldWhich was the most successful in the franchise so far, reached only “perhaps 30 million plus” within that time.
A reason for this Foretenite There are more than 100 million active users because it’s a free game. I Democracy Democracy The matter, well, in addition to having a free -to -play title, it is also the largest gaming franchise and has a long history, so it is not surprising that it already has a solid fan base that will play its latest release. Players had to pay the previous price Battlefield In front of the game, but executives thought that if the EA had made the glacier a free -to play like its rivals, it could get the same number. And that is why the publisher promised a free -to -play Butttle Royal format with a six -hour single player campaign for the next game.
The outdoor studio working on the regime, single player mode, however, closed in 2024 after working on the project for two years. The studio allegedly found the EA’s goals unacceptable, because it is expected that when it did not have the same resources, the more established studios would reach the same rate. Now, three other EA studios (test, midst and purpose) are working on single player. But since they had to start from the beginning, single player is the only glacier game mode that has not yet reached the status of alpha.
Due to the vast scope of the next title in the franchise and their problems, it has become the most expensive Battlefield To date, it had a budget of $ 400 million in 2023, but current estimates are now apparently “good North”. Whether the next Battlefield The launches have yet to be seen. PassageSources said that if it sends the ship as intended, they expect some features and content to be cut from the final product.
