A new battlefield in trouble? There are talk about the delay in the campaign and unrealistic goals

In connection with the upcoming continuation of the Battlefield series, we informed you of the promoted pictures of the game in the current alpha version in recent weeks. But now they get to us through the website of the Ars Technica Interesting speculationWhich should come from both former and current members of bone research.

Unrealistic goals

As the first important information, we can note the budget, which is supposedly during the development Significantly surpassed the amount 400 million dollarsWhat would be the most expensive part. Electronic art, which wants to attract 100 million players in the new battlefield, is associated with this amount.

Nevertheless, this goal was marked by respondents, at least very ambitious for unrealistic. Previous parts in the form of Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield 1 reached from 20 to 30 million playersThe field of doubt about the possible achievement of this goal is, despite the implementation of the Battle Royale mode plan, which will probably be built on the model of free for the game.

Problems of a developing campaign

In addition, problems with the development of the campaign are mentioned. His preparation was to significantly affect Closing the studio Gridgeline GamesThis happened in 2024. This team worked on the campaign for a new episode. However, after its closure and release of most employees, preparations for the campaign were almost completely restarted, which led to a delay compared to other modes.

Result should be no more than 6 hours in history modeBut the preparation should continue to lag behind the time plan. In addition, despite the continuing version of Alfa, it has not yet been resolved in some key features of the game, which, together with high EA expectations, had further pressure on the developers themselves.

However, it should be emphasized that at the moment This is unverified informationOf course, the EA management did not comment. Nevertheless, more specific information about the direction of the new battlefield should be studied in the summer when an official performance should occur.

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