The most we got was a mention of how we’ll get updates on the beta “later this month,” which could mean this week or the last week of September. But as everyone knows, we didn’t get anything about that, either. Even with the delay announcement, they could have softended the blow with the announcement of the beta.
While I don’t think DICE or the game is in trouble, EA does need to work on its marketing. That surely didn’t drive confidence in anyone’s eyes. Imagine that: 13 full days went by before anything was announced or marketed for the game, and the latest news we get? It’s about the game being delayed. After that, it took us 13 days on September 16 until we got anything tangible, and it was about the delay. Williams’ death), the last time the account tweeted anything regarding Battlefield 2042 that focused on gameplay was September 3 (where we got to see Specialists and their abilities shown off). I mean, it didn’t feel like the game was set for release in a month’s time.Ĭhecking the official Battlefield Twitter account, outside of the delay announcement (and Michael K. Battlefield fans were left to find scraps of info since official channels (EA & DICE) hasn’t really talked about the game at all.
That said, the main concern for me is the lack of communication. Sure, games development isn’t a smooth process, not by any means, and this global pandemic which is forcing people to work from home surely isn’t helping matters, either. Related Reading: Battlefield 2042 Dev: “Not a Project in Trouble,” Explains More About the Dev Process.While a full month’s delay isn’t that big in the grand scheme of things, since games usually get delayed months (or even years), it is still a cause for concern, though mainly for other things surrounding the delay. In case you haven’t heard the news, it was announced last week that Battlefield 2042 has officially been delayed to November 19 - almost a full month from its initial release date of October 22.
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