Few concrete details are known, but Battlefield 6 is expected to finally be returning to a modern combat setting and to feature bigger battles than ever before. That's good news for many Battlefield fans, but it will take more than a return to modern combat to dethrone Call of Duty . To outsell the king of shooters, Battlefield needs a steady stream of content for players to engage with, something Call of Duty has long excelled at thanks to multiple Activision Blizzard support studios helping to create content for each new game rele

On the flip side, DICE may stray even further from the tone of the Bad Company games by going hyperrealistic with the next title. With the power of next-gen consoles, the series can look even more stunning in terms of visuals, matching the boosted player count with an absurd level of detail. Pulling from Modern Warfare even further, the next Battlefield game could be grittier and more realistic. Finally including gore in multiplayer, pulling from real world events, and showing the collateral damage that war can cause are all ways that Battlefield can become more focused on realism than it already is. A darker look at warfare that looks at the concept of World War 3 in a more mature way, a serious style could renew interest just like it did for Modern Warfa

Recent entries in the Battlefield franchise have had reveals in a similar timeframe as Call of Duty , but that hasn't always been the case. Battlefield 5 and Battlefield 1 were revealed in May of 2016 and 2018, respectively. However, Battlefield 4 was initially revealed back in March of 2013, while Battlefield 3 was initially revealed in April of 2011. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 's reveal may have happened in August of 2020 instead of May this year, but it's hard not to point to the many rumors of a troubled development potentially causing a delayed reveal . EA will still want to reveal the next entry ahead of Call of Duty , in order to avoid being overshadowed for its comeb

The leak in question comes from Tom Henderson, who has proven to be a fairly reputable source in the past. According to Henderson, Battlefield 6 will not be called Battlefield 6 at all — instead, it will drop the format of numbered titles entirely. Battlefield 6 will instead simply be called " Battlefield ," marking a fresh start for DICE’s beloved FPS franchise. If this sound familiar, that is because it is, as Call of Duty ’s Modern Warfare s ubseries did the same less than two years

Now, at long last, Battlefield seems like it will be receiving the same treatment. Recent news that studios DICE LA and Need for Speed studio Criterion will be assisting with Battlefield 6 means DICE's shooter finally has the support it needs to compete with Call of Duty . Here's why 2021 could be the year Battlefield finally comes out on

Battlefield , traditionally, has been a largely DICE-developed affair. While that has resulted in some stellar shooters over the years, in today's gaming environment dominated by regular new content drops in games like Call of Duty or even Fortnite , DICE simply can't keep up. That fact was made clear with Battlefield 5 . Though developed as a live-service game in mind, Battlefield 5 saw frequent content droughts and feature delays, sometimes for months at a time. Battlefield games are notorious for releasing in a buggy state, and having to fix bugs and other various launch issues distracts from creating and implementing new game cont

Battlefield 6 _ is officially coming this year and it won't be long before the first glimpse is unveiled. As expected, the new _Battlefield will launch at the end of 2021 and it'll make a home for itself on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation

Much of this depends on when Battlefield is initially announced. There's virtually no information on if and when a Battlefield 6 or new Battlefield 2042 Maps|Https://Battlefield2042Play.Com/ game will be announced this year, despite being initially planned to release in EA's 2022's fiscal year, which means any time after March 31, 2021. Based on prior releases, the next entry will likely be a fall/winter release, but the reveal itself is a bit up in the air. Most would expect anywhere in the April/May 2021 range, but without a focal point like E3, marketing timelines for games are a bit more ambiguous now. However, one thing is clear: the next Battlefield is a serious mountain to climb if it's going to rival Call of Du

There has been no shortage of Battlefield 6 rumors as of late, with players learning quite a bit about the project through various leaks. From fully destructible cities to a World War 3 setting and a player count of 128, the next Battlefield game is shaping up to be and interesting one. However, one of the newest rumors suggests that the franchise could be taking inspiration from one big decision that was made for 2019’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare g

Activision's Call of Duty ** has long reigned supreme when it comes to military shooters, but that could change with this year's _Battlefield 6** _ . Though there have been times over the years when it seemed like Battlefield might outsell any given year's Call of Duty title, most recently in 2016 with the WW1-based Battlefield 1 , developer DICE's large-scale multiplayer shooter always seems to come up sh