Battlefield 2042 was supposed to mark a new era for the Battlefield series, bringing things back to a near future setting for the first time since Battlefield 4. However, it's not really worked out that way, with a number of core features still missing since last year's launch.
It seems that long time fans of the franchise aren't the only ones disappointed. According to prominent EA leaker Tom Henderson, EA isn't happy with Battlefield 2042 either, and is looking at ways to change the game's fortunes.
It appears anything is on the table, including a potential free-to-play element. That could be 'Portal', 2042's mode that features classic Battlefield content, or it could be 'Hazard Zone', the game's Escape from Tarkov-esque mode.
It could even be the full game, although we'd be surprised to see EA and DICE make Battlefield 2042 completely free. That move probably wouldn't go down too well with early adopters either, who paid full price just a few months ago.
Would you try out a free-to-play version of Battlefield 2042? Let us know below.
[source twitter.com]
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I guess they might as well, I'm not paying for it.
Wouldn't mind them making it free to play but then it will be riddled with microtransactions and would be bashed even more, they can't win
Ain't even used my 10 hour trial yet....played about 2 hours
Oof seems like I’ve dodged a bullet here with this being the only one in the series since Bad Company that I’ve not bought day one, instead I just used up the 10 hour trial and came away with not being impressed at all, got to be the worse in the series.
I’d of been fuming if I had bought it then seeing this article. If this does go FTP then I’d feel sorry for those that bought it full price, especially those that got the more expensive editions.
It was a great year for them to make a great comeback. Extra year of development, CoD fanfare has been on the wane. And wow, did they just completely blow it!...
No, it definitely won't be free to play. If they want me to play it they need to compensate me for my time
F2p might be pointless, unless they fix their woes. A bad game, whether free or not, is a game no one wants to play.
@Medic_Alert I mean, if Battlefield worked, there would be room for it. Halo wasn't exactly up there with Fortnite, Apex and Warzone... until Infinite released.
It is terrible. At least when I played at launch. For me Battlefield 3 and 4 the best online Battlefield games. I've logged hundreds of hours into those. More than any other shooter except for shadowrun.
Omg did I love that game. In my opinion even to this day it is/was the best, most balanced, cerebral shooter I've ever played. If they remastered that or made a sequel I'd have me break my solid rule of never preordering a game.
@isturbo1984 Very true. But the players that love to play dress up crap on infinite nonstop though. Cosmetics too expensive. Cosmetics too hard to get, etc.
The problem they had was trying to sell us a multiplayer-only game for £70, for a series that normally also features a half decent campaign.
Then obviously on top of that, the game released in a right state.
The smart move would be to shift it into EA Play/Game Pass and focus on recouping costs through DLC maps and or cosmetics.
@GuyinPA75 Good point. Yeah, seems the BF community has a lower tolerance for impurities when it comes to their game. BFV faced backlash too for its revisionist history. I wish other communities had a backbone when it came to all the nonsense. But I suppose the greatest nonsense of them all is a game just not working.
@isturbo1984 For me (think lot of others too) this game doesn't even feel like Battlefield game. Should've just said no Battlefield this year and released it under different name. May got an audience and new lower tier franchise out of it. Who knows.
This game, made me want to buy Battlefield V instead lol.
Is the multiplayer there still going?
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