Battlefield 2042’s first season delayed to summer, DICE tells players
Battlefield 2042’s first multiplayer season won’t launch until this summer, EA DICE said on Tuesday, while the studio works “on multiple fronts to address feedback and implement extensive fixes to the game.”
“This decision gives us the time to focus on improving the Battlefield2042 experience while finalizing the development of our seasonal content, to ensure that it all reaches our standard for quality,” the studio said in a note to players.
Battlefield 2042, which is a multiplayer-only game for the first time in franchise history, launched on Nov. 19 with promises for four seasons offering Battle Passes of tiered unlocks, which would include four new playable characters and new maps. EA DICE, however, didn’t include or confirm any time frame for when the first season would start.
A month after launch, a data miner pulled references to a new map, possibly season 1’s, and a March 2022 release date. Meanwhile, EA DICE was at work over the holidays delivering two big title updates to address problems and missing features that bottomed out Battlefield 2042’s critical reception to all-time lows.
Tuesday’s note reminded players that Battlefield 2042 would get its first real scoreboard with the next title update, coming sometime this month. The note also mentioned that VOIP communication would arrive soon, although it didn’t specify when.
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