It's a very big year for Battlefield. EA and DICE are bringing the series back in a big way this year with Battlefield 2042, which is due for release in October across console and PC. At EA Play Live in July, we saw more of the game--specifically, its wildly ambitious-sounding Portal mode. With that in mind, we're rounding up everything we know so far about the new military shooter.
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Now Playing: Battlefield 2042 - Even More Things To Know
The game promises new weapons and gadgets--and a robot dog--and the biggest Battlefield maps in franchise history that support up to 128 players in a single match (at least on current-gen consoles and PC). This is just the tip of the iceberg for what we know about the game. Be sure to read up on GameSpot's extended coverage in the links below to catch up with everything we know.
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Battlefield's bread and butter has always been multiplayer, so some saw the news as DICE doubling down on what it does best. The game has three main multiplayer pillars. These include All-Out Warfare, which houses the traditional Battlefield multiplayer modes like Rush and Conquest, as well as the new mash-up mode Portal (more on that below!), and then Hazard Zone. The game supports cross-play on PC and new consoles as well as a separate cross-play pool for PS4 and Xbox One.
DICE is also working on a third new pillar--Hazard Zone--which has been described as something new for the series. EA is saying it's a "high stakes multiplayer experience." It wasn't shown at EA Play Live, however, as EA is saving that reveal until closer to launch.
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"We're taking a new approach to live service for a Battlefield game where players will be given the services and evolution they have come to expect from modern multiplayer games, all aimed at keeping the community playing together for years to come."
"We'll be evolving our world and expanding on the fiction through Seasons, each one lasting for about three months. Every Season will come with a new free and paid-for Battle Pass, delivering new content to chase after," EA added.
Four seasons are coming to Battlefield 2042 in the first year, and they will include four Battle Passes, four new Specialist characters, and "more fresh content" over time.
Battlefield 2042 will be available for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. While previous generation and PC editions will start at $60, PS5 and Series X standard editions cost $70. EA Play subscribers will be able to get a discount on the Xbox Store, dropping the price of the Xbox Series X version to $63 and the Xbox One version to $54. You can also get a 12% discount on all three editions for PC by preordering at GMG (Origin code).
For more, check out GameSpot's in-depth Battlefield 2042 pre-order guide.