EA expresses disappointment over ‘Battlefield 2042’ failure

In an inside assembly, EA reportedly confirmed that Battlefield 2042 “didn’t fulfil the expectations of our players,” blaming the sport’s failure on elements together with the debut of Halo Infinite and the continued COVID pandemic.

Battlefield 2042 “didn’t fulfill the expectations of our players, and in addition plainly missed our expectations,” in response to Laura Miele, EA’s chief studios officer. Miele cited plenty of elements for sport’s underwhelming debut, one in all which being that the shooter was launched across the identical time as Halo Infinite, prompting comparisons between the 2 video games. In keeping with Xfire, Miele believed the state of affairs was “unfavourable” since “Halo Infinite was a very refined title, however the sport had points and wasn’t as polished.”

Miele could have additionally talked about the work-from-home setting because of COVID-19, which disrupted the event cycle within the center.

Though the sport has been patched many instances since its launch in November 2021, the latest of which being patch 3.2 final month, it seems that hurt has already been accomplished. Season One has additionally been pushed again till the summer time, and EA has already said its dissatisfaction with Battlefield 2042 and its failure to stay as much as expectations.

The sport obtained tons of of unhealthy Steam opinions when it was launched on account of a slew of issues and technical issues. The unfavourable criticism didn’t cease, and Battlefield 2042 shortly turned one of many worst video games ever on Steam.