It’s no secret that Battlefield 2042 had a tough launch, and in opposition to that backdrop, DICE boss Rebecka Coutaz mentioned certainly one of her essential objectives when she joined the corporate in 2021 was to assist make the subsequent Battlefield recreation, Battlefield 6, “among the best Battlefields the world has ever seen.”
She instructed GamesRadar that she felt an “obligation” to make a greater recreation. “I owe that to the group and to the groups. That’s my drive. That is why I am right here,” she mentioned.
Battlefield 2042 stumbled at launch with an array of technical points, and gamers additionally didn’t usually embrace a few of the modifications, together with 124-player matches and the introduction of Specialist characters. EA steadily supported, up to date, and improved Battlefield 2042, and it is now in a “utterly completely different state than once we launched it,” Coutaz mentioned. “We nonetheless have plenty of gamers enjoying.”
EA is pushing individuals again to Battlefield 2042 proper now by way of the Road to Battlefield 6 in-game event that permits Battlefield 2042 gamers to unlock new content material for Battlefield 6.
“Generally it really works, generally it would not”
Design director Shashank Uchil, who labored on Battlefield 2042, mentioned the developer believed a few of its massive new concepts would pan out–and they merely didn’t.
“Look, we strive stuff. Generally it really works, generally it would not. It is so simple as that,” Uchil defined. “We thought bigger participant numbers would work–it simply did not catch on. It is like when a band tries a brand new sound. As a result of we prefer it, however then gamers don’t–and in the long run, we’re subservient to the gamers. We do what the gamers need.”
“We aren’t there but”
Battlefield 6 is being acquired way more positively than Battlefield 2042, and it isn’t even out but. Suggestions from the sport’s beta checks has largely been optimistic, however Coutaz is not able to name Battlefield 6 a hit simply but.
“In Swedish, we are saying, ‘Do not say hey earlier than you bounce over the river.’ And I can inform you, there isn’t a champagne right here but. We’re savouring the second. We aren’t there but. We can’t enable ourselves hubris. We’re maintaining our heads down, staying targeted and grounded,” she mentioned.
Battlefield 6 launches on October 10 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X|S. For extra, make sure you try GameSpot’s Battlefield 6 preorder information.