Rival franchise Call of Duty also did something similar, and has seen phenomenal success with its Modern Warfare reboot. It’s not a one-to-one comparison by any means, but it should at least be encouraging for the Battlefield series. The Call of Duty series also put out a WWII shooter in 2017 that, while not exactly as unpopular as Battlefield 5 has become for fans, also had a particularly middling release even for a Call of Duty title. There were a few problems with microtransactions (a prevalent issue back in 2017 for several games) , the weapon and perk variety in multiplayer, and story gripes as well. Then Call of Duty went back to basics with Modern Warfare , and so far has seen great success, not even counting Warzo
Of course, the Battlefield franchise could surprise fans with something completely new for the series. Perhaps not as outlandish Battlefield Hardline , but something like a completely new time period or setting. There’s still a variety of conflicts throughout world history that many games, not just Battlefield , still haven’t tackled in a video game. Conflicts like the American Civil War, the Korean War, and the modern 20th century Middle Eastern conflicts come to mind. Any one of those wars would be a wild departure for the series thus far, but would be incredibly unique. It would give a chance for players to get to know some of the lesser conflicts in world history that are worth know
On the other hand, Battlefield has been in a bit of a slump with the lackluster release of Battlefield 5 . Unfortunately the game simply suffered under its own ambition in a lot of ways. Whether it was under-delivering with its expansion schedule or over-promising with its Firestorm battle royale, Battlefield 5 puts the series in a tough bind. It’s very possible that the next Battlefield entry will need to return to the drawing board. That being said, Battlefield 6 is in development for PS5/Xbox Series X , so DICE is still mounting a comeback for the ser
After DICE ended support for Star Wars: Battlefront 2 at around the same time as Battlefield 5 , a majority of their resources can now be spent on the first next-gen game in the standout FPS series. The most anticipated information will be the reveal of the game’s setting. Battlefield 5 saw the series return to its World War II roots, after a string of modern-day releases before the first-time visit of World War I in Battlefield
As for what to expect from 2020’s Call of Duty , there’s a relatively common theme between most rumors. Call of Duty 2020 will likely be an entry in the Black Ops sub-series, the most popular form of a modern Call of Duty game out there. Building off of that, many rumors state the next entry will return to the Cold War or Vietnam in some way. Following in line of Modern Warfare ‘s soft reboot, 2020’s Call of Duty could be doing something similar. Campaign will likely return as well, despite the fact that Black Ops 4 eschewed the single-player mode to make way for the highly popular Blackout battle royale. Obviously, multiplayer will make a similar return as w
For all the great success that Battlefield 1 brought to EA’s flagship shooter, Battlefield 5 failed to capitalize on that momentum. As for Call of Duty , Black Ops 4 still performed considerably well and now Modern Warfare and Warzone are even better. To many this debate has been put on hold, but Battlefield has made a resurgence from a poor title before. Both series are poised for their next entries over the course of this next year of releases, meaning this debate could come b
Lastly there’s that secret sauce to differentiate another Battlefield battle royale from its competitors , which is something very hard to narrow down or articulate. Warzone has the Gulag to serve as a player’s second chance in each match, Fortnite has its iconic building systems as a core gameplay mechanic, and Apex Legends has the hero abilities that players can utilize. Firestorm never really had anything special like that, in many ways it just emulated the base battle royale structure. Battlefield ‘s next battle royale needs a unique mechanic(s) like this to prove its difference in an enticing
Speaking of which, one of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ‘s final expansions was also based in Vietnam , so the potential is there. There also was a Battlefield Vietnam released in 2004, so there’s a few sources in Battlefield ‘s history that DICE could use as a jumping off point for a new iterat
To no fault of the Battlefield series as a whole, the mode simply fell flat due to its lack of evolution/innovation in a packed genre filled with different takes on the core mechanics. Part of that was Firestorm shared a lot of the problems that Battlefield 5 had overall as well. Regardless, the mode fell by Battlefield 2042hq the wayside as other core Battlefield modes had continued support. Now Battlefield 6 is aiming for a 2021 release, and another version of Firestorm may return. If that’s true, the series will have plenty of contenders to battle for battle royale supremacy in the next-generat
