Battlefield 2042 refund petition hits 200,000 signatures

techradar.com:

A petition calling for EA to offer refunds to all Battlefield 2042 players has now surpassed 200,000 signatures, and continues to grow.

The petition, launched on Change.org several weeks ago, demands that EA offers refunds to all players of the game on all platforms, calling Battlefield 2042’s release “a mockery of every customer who purchased this video game for $70 (USD) due to EA’s false advertising”.

“Electronic Arts and DICE did not keep many promises made at launch, and Battlefield 2042 was launched as unplayable,” the petition’s description reads. 

“Even today, Battlefield 2042 has bugs that drastically change the in-game experience so much that it’s deemed an unfinished release by many community members.”

Sitting at 200,000 signatures, the petition now dwarfs the game’s active playerbase on PC. A slate of bugs, glitches, and server issues, followed by a delayed first season of content, has meant Battlefield 2042’s player count has plummeted since it launched late last year. On PC, the game has dropped from over 100,000 active players to less than 2,000 in little more than three months. 

According to figures on SteamDB, the number of signatories to this refund petition is close to 100 times larger than the number of players Battlefield 2042 has pulled in at some points of the last few days. 

In fact, the game’s player count now sits at a rather awkward number, having fallen below 2,042 players — the very number in its title.

While some players on Steam have been able to secure refunds, those playing the game on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One aren’t so fortunate, with the refund policies on those platforms far more restrictive.

According to Change.org, if the petition hits 300,000 signatures, it will become one of