The yet to be titled new entry in the Battlefield series will launch before April 2026, according to EA in their third quarter earnings results published today (Tuesday).
The title will launch in EA's fiscal year 2026 - a period between April 1st 2025 and March 21st 2026. The typical release window for a Battlefield title has been in the holiday season, however with recent entries to the series struggling to gain and retain player bases amongst strong FPS competition, an early 2026 release remains a possibility.
Teased yesterday by EA, the title appears to be returning to the "˜modern warfare' era that the series adopted to success with Battlefields 1-4. Around 10 seconds of teaser footage showed a modern era setting with vehicles and infantry battling for supremacy.
There are four studios at EA working on the title, in what they're calling a ‘brand-new visionary team’: Battlefield Studios. Recent Battlefield custodian studio, Dice, are responsible for multiplayer; Criterion are primarily focused on single-player content; whilst Ripple Effect are creating something new for the series.
The teams are looking for the community to work with them to support the development of the game to ensure it lands with an enthusiastic audience, following an overall negative impression to most-recent entry, Battlefield 2042. Through the Battlefield Labs program, a select number of fans will "˜step inside the war room' to playtest the game and inform what the final product becomes, registrations are open now.
Battlefield has a lot of work to do to regain its crown as the massive battlefield FPS king, but by bringing the community on-board will certainly aid positive development.
Alphas, betas and other playtest opportunities are very common for the series, so its likely that all who want to check the game out before launch will get the opportunity.
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