Battlefield 2042 didn’t go the way in which EA would have hoped it will, with the first-person shooter having did not carry out in addition to it was anticipated to from each essential and industrial views. Nonetheless, developer DICE has been maintaining assist for the title, having launched loads of updates and new content material over the course of seven post-launch seasons- although going ahead, the studio says it’ll be shifting focus away from the sport.
In a not too long ago printed message, the Battlefield franchise’s basic supervisor Byron Beede revealed that Battlefield 2042’s seventh season of post-launch content material – which went dwell final month – shall be its final. Although the sport will nonetheless obtain new challenges, occasions, modes, and ongoing upkeep via future updates, by and huge, DICE is as an alternative turning its consideration to the way forward for the franchise.
“Whereas we’ve loved and are pleased with creating these seasons of further content material for Battlefield 2042, it’s now crucial for us to show from the current to the long run,” Beede wrote. “What this in the end means is that Season 7 will function the ultimate season for Battlefield 2042. After Season 7 concludes, we are going to proceed to assist the sport with new in-game challenges, occasions, modes, and naturally, ongoing upkeep, however we’re transferring away from delivering official seasons.
“We all know this information could also be disappointing. Nonetheless, as we checked out what the way forward for the sequence required, it grew to become clear it was time for us to shift our assets and focus to be absolutely devoted to what comes subsequent.”
As a part of these future plans, it has been introduced that the Useless Area remake developer Motive Studio is constructing a brand new staff devoted to Battlefield, whereas additionally concurrently persevering with improvement on its beforehand introduced Iron Man sport.
