“How can DICE ever recover from Battlefield2042” - Fans left shocked as concurrent player count falls below 1000 within five months

sportskeeda.com:

Within five months of launch, Battlefield 2042 seems to be on its last leg, with concurrent player count on Steam dropping below 1000. The live service title has lost 99% of its player base on Steam before the first season even arrived.

Battlefield is one of the biggest and most iconic first-person military franchises. Along with Call of Duty, it helped the genre evolve into what it is today.

Call of Duty is known for tight combat in narrow spaces. Meanwhile, Battlefield takes the player to a massive warzone with hundreds of soldiers fighting on a complex map that changes as the game progresses with levelution.

After a mediocre response to Battlefield V, players got excited when Dice announced that they’d be heading to a fan-favorite setting, similar to that of Battlefield 3 and 4, often considered the pinnacle of the franchise’s fame.

However, the game launched in an unfinished barebones state. It lacked several franchise staples like a scoreboard, voice chat, and a proper single-player mode. It also completely overhauled its core class-based mechanics in favor of more operator-based hero-shooter mechanics, mimicking current FPS staple titles.

The title’s concurrent player base has now fallen below 1000 on Steam, as fans have lost patience waiting for substantial content from Dice.

Battlefield 2042 was set to be the biggest game so far. Dice did not forego the single-player mode but also had the help of other EA studios like Criterion and Ripple Effect.

The title promises a lot of franchise firsts, including massive maps, drastic devastating weather effects, and 128-player mode, which is a significant increase over the 64-player standard.

However, as mentioned earlier, the game was launched in an unfinished state. Not only