Vince Zempella has officially revealed the first details of the next Battlefield game, which will be a new 64-player modern-era shooter.
In a new interview with IGN, Vince Zempella confirmed many details already reported by Insider Gaming in February 2024. Four of the main bits of information include;
- It is a return to the classic Battlefield and “back to basics”
- A return to 64 player maps
- Going back to the class-based system
- Aiming for a 2025 release
Insider Gaming also reported that Battlefield is working on a new free-to-play Battle Royale experience. Currently, the game has two different game modes, including the classic Battle Royale experience and a mode named ‘Gauntlet,’ which will see teams of players compete in objective-based modes with the lowest scoring team being kicked out after each mission.
Ont he return to basics approach, Zempella said, “I mean, if you look back to the peak or the pinnacle of Battlefield, it’s that Battlefield 3… Battlefield 4 era where everything was modern. And I think we have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is and do that amazingly well, and then we’ll see where it goes from there. But I think for me, it’s that peak of Battlefield-ness is in that Battlefield 3 and 4 days. So I think it’s nostalgic for players, for me, for the teams even. Those are kind of the heyday…although I would say 1942 also.”
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