It is the twelfth main installment in the Battlefield series and was released on November 19, 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. “ Battlefield 2042 is an evolution of the franchise and embraces what our players want – the ultimate Battlefield multiplayer sandbox with intense combat and a ton of incredible, unexpected events,” promises Oskar Gabrielson, General Manager of developer DICE.Battlefield 2042 is a 2021 first-person shooter, developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The third is yet to be announced, but will be a love letter to the series. Secondly, Hazard Zone will be a high stakes, squad-based mode that’s new for Battlefield. As is typical of the franchise, combat will take place both on-foot and in vehicles: from futuristic tanks to jet planes.īattles will come in one of three flavours: All-Out Warfare will be the flagship war mode featuring 128 players, environmental hazards, dynamic weather, and the largest maps of the series. The series is known for its huge multiplayer battles in Battlefield 2042 up to 128 players will compete together on PC and the latest consoles for the first time.Įxcitingly, real-time events will reshape the battlefield with cataclysmic impact – from the trailer it seems like this will include tornado storms and a space rocket taking off, among others.īattlefield 2042 players will take on the role of Specialists, equipped with their own unique traits, special abilities and customisable loadouts.

It is instead “purely a multiplayer game for us”. With the world on the brink following shortages of food, energy and clean water causing a mass refugee crisis, Russia and the United States pull the world into a new war between failed nations.ĭespite this, design director Daniel Berlin has claimed in an interview with IGNthat the game does not offer political commentary on the current climate or refugee crisis. As the title suggests, it brings the online multiplayer shooter to a near-future following the World War II theme of previous title Battlefield V.

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