Battlefield 6’s multiplayer producer Jeremy Chubb has mentioned the franchise’s legacy and what the groups at Battlefield Studios are attempting to realize with the brand new recreation, and particularly across the trademark destruction parts.
Chubb advised PC Gamer that 2010’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was a excessive level for the collection with reference to “complete” destruction parts, and the crew is eager to attempt to get again to these roots with Battlefield 6.
“If you search for excellence in our legacy, [Bad Company 2] is the place you discover it,” Chubb mentioned. “That recreation notably delivered on a stage of constancy and a kind of intimate harmful expertise. Blasting out a single wall, bringing down a partial constructing, or complete buildings. It was complete, and it felt just like the identification of that recreation greater than the rest.”
Chubb acknowledged this identification was “sort of lacking” from Battlefield 2042. “We actually needed to return to that” with Battlefield 6, the developer mentioned.
Earlier than this, the designer of Bad Company 2, David Goldfarb, mentioned leaked footage from the Battlefield 6 alpha check was giving off “Bad Company 2 vibes.” Past Bad Company 2, the Battlefield 6 builders have additionally mentioned they have been impressed by Battlefield 3 and 4.
2021’s Battlefield 2042 missed the mark for a lot of followers of the collection, and the groups at EA mentioned they realized rather a lot from the sport’s struggles. The sentiment round Battlefield 6 following the massive multiplayer reveal not too long ago has been largely constructive, however solely time will inform if the sport turns into successful. Past Battlefield 6’s multiplayer and marketing campaign, a brand new battle royale expertise is within the works as nicely.
The Battlefield 6 open beta begins August 7 for a restricted group of individuals earlier than increasing extra extensively later in August. The total recreation, in the meantime, launches October 10 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S.