Finally! After months of teases, leaks, and more - Battlefield 2042 has been announced and is heading to Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S on October 22, according to the Microsoft Store page. It's also shown that anyone who purchases the Gold or Ultimate Edition will gain early access on October 15.
The first official trailer gave us a CGI view of the game, and its looking crazier than ever before. Wingsuits, dramatic weather, and even a robotic dog - the near future instalment may just be the biggest entry in the franchise so far. A full gameplay reveal is said to be coming June 13, which has been confirmed to be part of the Xbox E3 2021 Showcase.
Battlefield 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise. In a near-future world transformed by disorder, adapt and overcome dynamically-changing battlegrounds with the help of your squad and a cutting-edge arsenal.
With support for 128 players on Xbox Series X and Series S, Battlefield 2042 brings unprecedented scale on vast battlegrounds across the globe. Players will take on several massive experiences, from updated multiplayer modes like Conquest and Breakthrough to the all-new Hazard Zone.
It certainly sounds like a huge step forward for the series, and one we know EA is diverting a ton of its resources into. There will also be an open beta available to try before launch, hopefully resulting in stronger servers at release.
Anyone who pre-orders the game via the Microsoft Store will get early access to the beta, along with the Baku ACB-90 melee takedown knife, a “Mr. Chompy” epic weapon charm, and a "Landfall" player card background + "Old Guard" tag.
EA has also confirmed that subscribers to EA Play (and therefore, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate), will get a free ten-hour trial of the game beginning on October 15, and members will also be eligible for early access to the beta.
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A countdown for a countdown for a trailer of a trailer
Will this have a offline campaign ?
Love the 2042 series. I was hoping for future or a return to Vietnam. Pretty excited for this!
The trailer is out, bad points it's set in the future, because if they have stupid exoskeletons jumping 50ft I ain't playing, but the maps look epic! Especially that ice one!
Lets see how many people are still fighting in advanced armies by then, bet it'll be a lot of drones, robots and softwares attacks rather than people vs people in the next 20+ years! Love these type of forward focused type of games
I know it's a video game but that scene at 3:10 is utterly ridiculous. Even for a video game.
The trailer did nothing for me at all but I'm still excited for it!
Gameplay reveal, 13th June you say? Same day as the MS show you say? The plot thickens 😏
Battlefield: COD
@Syndrome ludicrous innit
Xbox twitter account has confirmed presence at the Xbox showcase so those day 1 Game Pass rumours are looking very likely to be true.
Can't wait. Finally a return to the Future. Games set in the past are outdone and overdone. Boring and slow. Cant wait for the Exo-Suit to jump 50 feet in the air!
I havent been this excited for a battlefield game since 4. Hopefully we get to go back to fully destructible environments, and the "levelution" is left behind.
If that was a trailer for the campaign, then I'm in.
It looks awesome!! I was all in once I saw that hovercraft. I'm hoping that the no campaign is just a rumour or that maybe it's going to be a free DLC down the line. COVID delayed them and they didn't want to hold the game back? The scene with the rocket launching just looked like a scene out of a campaign so I'm hoping it's coming some point.
End of day I'm playing it once it's in gamepass so day n date or 6 months down the road. No extra cash is leaving my pocket for this game campaign or not...but a huge miss if it's full price for online only....they have free online shooters! Better be no microtransactions if you're charging for it.
@Syndrome This.
That is what I was thinking.
They had my attention at 128 players definitely curious to see what this brings to the table. And for the love of all that is gaming, make vehicles spawn on the map again.
Looks like EA is making the same mistakes Activision did with CoD a few years ago. Nobody wants their military FPS games as Sci-fi ones with Exo Suits and boosting 50 ft in the air. This game will be dead in 6 months, mark my words. R.I.P. Battlefield series.
Are battlefield games great?
Nice looking trailer, Disappointed though that there won't be a single player campaign..
@Doctorwhoooourgh
Exactly what I thought.
Ridiculous
@Tasuki I like the idea of Battlefield 2042.
I did not notice any jump pack or exo suit in the trailer. I agree with you and hope that the game does not have them.
The game seems promising and it could be a good thing that (supposedly) more resources are being put in the multiplayer by not having a single player campaign.
Things I do not like (in no specific order):
."Battle Pass"
.Bugfest (anticipated)
.MTX
."Seasons"
.Battlefield 2042 should cost at least $20 less than Battlefield 3 did at launch, because there is no single player campaign in Battlefield 2042. Yet Battlefield 2042 costs more at launch than any previous Battlefield title.
Im not sure why there are so many mentions of exo suits and that. I didnt see one in the whole trailer. I think they need to go back to a modern shooter. If its a BF4 2.0 x with gunplay mechanics from BF1 then I am hyped! Not too worried about no single player campaign. Hopefully comes to gamepass quickly!!
Initially disappointed that there is no campaign. Have no interest in multiplayer.
But to be honest the campaign has been getting steadily worse over the last 3 games. I HOPE that by making this multiplayer only Ea can get a team to concentrate on a single player campaign. Hopefully Bad Company 3
No single player campaign = no buy for me. I don't care for multiplayer at all.
@Oval_Griffin @Syndrome I was actually thinking the opposite.
While it can’t ever happen in real life (no pilot would carry a rocket launcher in their pocket for one) but it’s these crazy feats we try to achieve in the game and they honoured that in trailer.
All of us BF players have tried jumping from one aerial vehicle into another or tried hitting a chopper with our jeep. And I think it was fun of them to try and add some of this stupidity into the trailer.
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