While Activision continues to see renewed success with the Call of Duty franchise, EA continues to lag behind. As the latest Black Ops Cold War and the ever-expanding Warzone carry the franchise's momentum into 2021, EA's Battlefield franchise finds itself in a troubling position for a return. Battlefield 5 left the shooter series, often seen as Call of Duty 's rival, in a bad place by the time official support for the fifth game had ended last year. Granted the ending of developer support was to divert attention to the new Battlefield game coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X, which needs to make a serious comeback in order to reach the franchise's previous hei

EA was clear that it wants Battlefield 6 to boast immersive battles, and to truly do so that means taking advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X's hardware. It may be worth it in mouse click the next page long run to dump the last-gen versions, though that does make it a lot harder for EA to recoup development costs from the game, given how much smaller the install base for the two new consoles

Lots of shooter fans probably remember the battle royale explosion from a couple years ago. It started with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and expanded from there. There's lots of games known chiefly for battle royale action, like Fortnite and Apex Legends, but a lot of established franchises like Call of Duty added battle royale modes to capitalize on the craze. Battlefield was no exception, but Firestorm wasn't a huge hit. Fortnite was already out by then , and Apex Legends came out a short while later. Firestorm got some praise for creativity, yet failed to draw in players from its well-established competit

DICE LA will be primarily responsible for creating content for the live service portion of Battlefield 6 . With the studio having already helped on previous Battlefield entries and now being helmed by Vince Zampella of Respawn Entertainment fame (the studio behind Titanfall and Apex Legends ), DICE LA is in a great position to help make Battlefield 6 be all it can be and help to relieve some of the pressure on DICE proper to create new cont

The developer of Battlefield 6 has stated it wants to make the most of next-gen technology. That's probably best done by focusing on large-scale game modes like the teasers from EA Play hinted at. The latest consoles will really be put to the test with persistent deathmatches and king of the hill modes, with huge teams of players fighting on the biggest battlefields that the consoles can muster. In battle royale games, the map intentionally shrinks as player numbers are fundamentally limited. Assuming Battlefield 6 wants to emphasize itself as the next generation of Battlefield , a battle royale mode doesn't necessarily highlight next-gen consoles' rendering capabilit

It's been a big few years for the Call of Duty franchise, and that could be trouble for the long-term health of Battlefield 6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare broke franchise sales records , and Call of Duty: Warzone was one of the defining games of 2020. Not to mention, Battlefield will be competing for the spotlight alongside whatever Call of Duty game is revealed next. Not only is that competition for attention paramount for Battlefield's success, but it means that the competition for fans' wallets will also be key later this y

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

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 6 has already been confirmed for a spring reveal and a holiday 2021 release, so it's entirely possible that the alpha will come shortly after the reveal. When Battlefield: Hardline had its E3 showing, EA put up a beta on PS4 and PC to give players instant access to the game. It's entirely possible EA may pull a similar move for Battlefield 6 _ and debut the alpha following the game's initial reveal. If the studio is aiming to have the "earliest alpha" for the series, it would have to come before June as that's when _Hardline had its first playable build to f

EA has confirmed that Battlefield _ **_6 ** will be getting an alpha sometime this year, and that it'll be coming sooner than previous titles. EA made the announcement via a blog post that outlined the status of the highly anticipated shooter, noting that it's shaping up to be something truly incredi