Back in the day, the conversation for best first-person shooter often boiled down to two options: Call of Duty vs. Battlefield . It's the age old debate that's persisted since the seventh console generation. Unfortunately today, many would state that's no longer the debate. As the latest Call of Duty title sees plenty of success, the latest Battlefield game has ended its support with a dwindling playerbase. As Call of Duty prepares for another annual release despite some development trouble, Battlefield 6 eyes 2021 for mouse click the next page franchise's next en

A modern setting is a good way for Battlefield to create some free marketing for a few reasons. Games set in modern times tend to stir up more controversy due to their portrayals of violence, which means more headlines and time on the news. That translates to more eyeballs and more sales, even if that was never the intention for those reporting on controversial aspects of the game. A modern setting is also bound to draw comparisons to Modern Warfare, which is another way to market the game without spending a penny on advertisements, as comparison videos are bound to flood YouTube whenever a trailer relea

On a related note, Henderson briefly touched upon the topic of free-to-play. Lately, it’s becoming more common to see paid games implement some sort of free-to-play extension on the side, such as Call of Duty: Warzone and the multiplayer for Halo Infinite . And with EA and DICE potentially adding a battle royale mode to Battlefield 6 , it led Henderson to wonder, "could EA and DICE be planning a F2P Battlefield experien

Presently, there isn’t much that’s known about EA and DICE’s next military shooter other than it’s confirmed to be in development for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Much of the discussion around it, as such, has been just speculation and rumor, with the most popular currently being that Battlefield 6 will return to a modern setting , following Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5 ’s detours in the World Wars. But as far as actual gameplay information goes, that’s been nonexistent so

Staying in the past would likely be a death sentence for Battlefi e ld 6 . Ultimately, that leaves two possibilities: the present and the future. But a future setting may be just as unappealing as another game set in the past. Call of Duty, still seemingly the arbiter for what's "in" in the games industry just did that with Black Ops 4 . With Treyarch reportedly taking the lead for the next Call of Duty game, there's a good chance that Black Ops 5 may be the next entry in the franchise , which may mean yet another Call of Duty set in the fut

Not much was said about the next-generation Battlefield . However during the call's Q&A, Wilson responded to a comment about the title saying he expects that DICE LA's new lead Vince Zampella and David Rota, the head of their European studios, are "having a really strong impact" and their teams will "do some pretty amazing thin

For Battlefield to reignite the "who's better" arguments from its past, the franchise will need to seriously focus on what used to be the game's signature identity. Destructible environments have been a staple in Battlefield thanks to the graphically impressive physics in the Frostbite engine. It's never been taken out of the game per se, but with each new release the destruction has been taken out of the spotlight. Destruction was huge for Bad Company and Bad Company 2 because it was both free-flowing and integral to the map design. Battlefield 3 introduced "Levolution" to try and mix up the mechanic, but in turn made destruction much more linear and predictable. Reinventing a more unpredictable destruction system would be the perfect way to bring back classic Battlefield in a brand new fo

Wilson said in his opening remarks that the success of many games including Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order , Apex Legends (which is moving forward with a mobile release ), Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville , and titles out of EA Sports have positioned the company to continue growing and expanding into Asia. With particular credit given to Fallen Order and Apex Legends , EA has "generated record operating cash flow," a net revenue of $1.593 billion, over the last year according to Jorgen

Without a doubt, it'll be interesting to see where the Battlefield franchise goes next. There are plenty of possibilities as to what the next entry will look like, but another modern game feels like a good way to kick off the next generation of Battlefield games. There's been an incredibly long period of growth for the franchise, and while it's had its ups and downs, it seems like it may soon be headed in the right direction. Only time will tell, but fans should have something to look forward to on the horizon. It may be a bit before fans actually learn what that is, but, hopefully, it's something they've been waiting

For right now, Call of Duty has had much more momentum moving into the next year than it's ever had before. Largely in thanks to Warzone 's surprising success , as well as Modern Warfare 's praise upon release and continued success, the franchise finds itself in somewhat of a peak. But, like every year, Call of Duty will be prepping for a 2020 annual release. Rumors have been flying for 2020's Call of Duty game from a variety of leaks detailing what to expect, with little corroboration and the lack of an official announcement from Activision. That being said, 2020's Call of Duty will still need to follow up and top Modern Warfare in some