{"id":17781,"date":"2021-06-09T15:38:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/battlefield-2042-to-get-gameplay-reveal-june-13"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:01:43","slug":"battlefield-2042-to-get-gameplay-reveal-june-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/battlefield\/battlefield-2042-to-get-gameplay-reveal-june-13","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 2042 to get gameplay reveal June 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a string of rumours, whispers and leaks EA has finally lifted the veil of the latest Battlefield, seeing the flagship first-person shooter moving away from the historical setting of recent entries to a near-future backdrop – with this year’s title subsequently called Battlefield 2042<\/a>. In a break from recent traditions, it’ll also do away with a single-player campaign.<\/p>\n

Battlefield 2042 will instead look to double down on what the franchise does best – multiplayer. Offering 128 battles on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X, while PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game support 64 players.<\/p>\n

The action on show in the trailer definitely lent into the spectacular and it also didn’t seem to take itself too seriously. At one point, a pilot ejects from his fighter jet, at the limits of inner-space, arms his rocket launcher and fires back on the opponent who had originally bested him.<\/p>\n

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All-in-all, what we saw was very… expected. Leaks aside, this looks like DICE once again trodding old ground in the hopes of stabilizing a franchise that – while still a big seller – has not quite captured the imagination – at least post-launch – since Battlefield 4, though some would argue earlier.<\/p>\n

Whether this trailer marks the start of a redemption arc for the series is far from conclusive but more information from which to weigh that up is expected soon, with DICE planning a gameplay reveal on Sunday, 13th July.<\/p>\n

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Hardcore fans will be following that with a discerning eye and how the developers set out their stall on Sunday will likely set the tone for the game heading into launch.<\/p>\n

What they won’t want is a repeat of last year’s gameplay reveal for Battlefield V which – by any measure – was a disaster.<\/p>\n

After the less-than-impressive Battlefield 1 petered out into relative obscurity, Battlefield V – which saw the action return to its World War 2 roots – seemed a home run. But with more time spent on alternative history scenarios and a developer and publisher seemingly playing to an audience that doesn’t really exist, fans of the series were left feeling unloved by the reveal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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DICE and the game’s army of fans will hope that Battlefield 2042 opens up a new front for the franchise.<\/p>\n