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Why the New Battlefield Is Called Battlefield 1

Today marked the reveal of the next Battlefield game, an ambitious title set in World War I. With over ten Battlefield games released so far, the last numbered entry being Battlefield 4, one might wonder why this newest entry is titled Battlefield 1.

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-Foxtrot2910d ago

Like I've said in another article what if they want to do WW1 again? Least with 1914 they could have then used 1915 and so on.

Unless they are rebooting it so Battlefield 2 will be about WW2

Wonder if they got Microsofts marketing team to decide on the name

Ipunchbabiesforfun2909d ago (Edited 2909d ago )

Lame. I think even the mildly intelligent can infer Microsoft has named their last 2 consoles to mean "all in one or center of your entertainment experience."

All I have is a PS4 and it's not like PS4 is some super original name for Christ sake.

Name Last Name2909d ago

My gues is that they will stop numbering games after this one and go with subtitles.

GigawattConduit2910d ago

So does this mean the next BF is called Battlefield 2, or...? Like really, how does this work going forward?

kraenk122909d ago

Totally stupid reasoning. Guys must take the same drugs as the MS marketing team.

700p2909d ago

Honestly it could be because of many reasons. Maybe because it's world war 1 is my guess. Kinda suits it

skulz72909d ago

Also because there is technically no Battlefield 1, with the first Battlefield being Battlefield 1942 so this is chronologically first so it makes sense that way. But I am surprised they went with it from a marketing standpoint as its pretty confusing to the average gamer who doesn't know much about the series.

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Next Battlefield Is Being Built for the "Future" Says EA CEO

Electronic Arts (EA) CEO Andrew Wilson comments on how a former competitor is now building a Battlefield "for the future."

InUrFoxHole230d ago

💯 what all gamers are thinking... and not liking

DaCajun229d ago

They keep breaking promises, Dice is not the devs they used to be. I remember during BFBC2 release DICE telling hiphopgamer, anyone remember him, they would never charge for dlc maps like other companies started to do. They didn't want to seperate the community, they said. Then they released paid dlc later for BFBC2, Vietnam maps.

InUrFoxHole229d ago

Lol, yeah I remember HHG. 🤣. Yeah idk man.. hoping for the best here.

-Foxtrot230d ago

Jesus man this guy

Everything he’s said about the next Battlefield just screams how tone dead he actually is about the franchise

He seems to be repeating the same mistakes

excaliburps230d ago

I am hoping that Zampella brings his magic and delivers an awesome experience.

Imagine if Respawn got Medal of Honor? And then they make a proper COD competitor with it? Daaaamn.

Notellin230d ago

He's one of the most overpaid and worst executives in the business

RaidenBlack230d ago

If making BadCompany 3 is not possible anymore ... Just make a new Battlefield 2 in 2024, ffs !

isarai230d ago

It doesn't matter what they call it, the current EA/DICE are not capable of making a decent battlefield game. Slapping "Bad Company" on it isn't going to change that

isarai230d ago

Sounds like a game made by an office full of investment bankers and data analyst

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Next Battlefield Game Will Be a "Reimagination as Truly Connected Ecosystem," Says EA

According to EA boss Andrew Wilson, the next Battlefield game will be a "reimagination as a truly connected ecosystem."

Kaii267d ago

“The launch of Battlefield 2042 did not meet expectations,” EA CEO Andrew Wilson said during the earnings call.

The next Battlefield Game Will Be a “Reimagination as Truly Connected Ecosystem,”
+"Wilson’s statements are right in line with what Wilson shared back in May, where the CEO mentioned how they are not just building a new Battlefield game but a platform to drive live services to come."

Triple AAA live service games are dogshit.

seanpitt23266d ago

How can they go from BF1 to BF5 to BF2042.. all I can think of is all the talent jumped ship and the games got progressively worse.

BF1 was amazing in everyway apart from the lack of guns, equipment and customization, but the atmosphere was second to none.

BF5 was a good game not amazing but let down by the woke EA management "don't like it dont buy it" really hurt the game.

2042 was a disaster in everyway all the Devs from the previous games must of had enough

senorfartcushion266d ago

They did jump ship. The old BF devs are making The Finals.

fr0sty266d ago

Do you even know what "woke" means? Or are you just doing what the majority of the right wingers do and using it as a substitute for the word "bad"? lol...

4Sh0w266d ago (Edited 266d ago )

Yes frosty, most people know the original meaning of the slang "woke" but since its a mindset that's been hijacked in large part by a bunch of people who do more harm than good with their stupid backwards ill conceived ideological policies -well Yes now its become a term that has also been hijacked to push back against all the self righteous entitlement BS & nonsense they spew, & when you know, you know.

As for the next BF, I dont have alot of confidence when I hear "live service"...but we'll see.

RedDevils266d ago

For me Woke do mean bad, nah it actually mean stupid people.

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fr0sty265d ago

@Chow, no, that's pandering.

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DigitallyAfflicted266d ago

Andrew Wilson is well behind. No one is buying into this crap anymore, we are fed up with social media and connections made online, just make a good game, can't be that difficult for game developers with so much history and experience.

-Foxtrot267d ago

Jesus Christ they just don't learn do they

RaidenBlack266d ago

ffs, EA .... just make a modern Battlefield 2 aka BF2: Reboot
followed by Bad Company 3 and Black 2.

FlavorLav01266d ago

And shareholders will further force these practices as long as people keep buying this kind of dribble. They don’t care what gamers enjoy.

vTuro24266d ago

They do learn, but not in the way that we as consumers would like. They only look at things from a business perspective and learn what the best ways are to milk the most money for maximum profit. Unfortunately making quality games like in the old days does not generate enough profit to fuel their hunger for money. Garbage like "live service" tends to be a lot more effective at that. So they'll keep experimenting until they get it right.

Seraphim266d ago

the problem are the incentives for these type of games when they do succeed. When companies are making 3x or more the money [quarterly] off MTs, Battle Passes, etc, than they do selling the actual games, they have every incentive to push this bs.

It's a model that can work for some games, but I think by and large this is something where a majority of gamers are fatigued because it's always the same ill conceived bs. Time grinds, hamster wheels, lack of content when released, the games themselves not being that good or thought out for the long term....

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GoodGuy09267d ago

So...more live servicey and microtransactions filled? Welp, back to Battle Bit.

isarai267d ago

Seriously, game is in every way what BF used to be, and somehow 3 guys figured out what hundreds of staff and hundreds of millions in analytics and development could not at EA. It's really not that hard

badz149266d ago

but no matter how hated, Battlefield makes more money than Battlebit ever will. that's the sad part

JEECE266d ago

I appreciate Battlebit as a concept, but it's really nowhere near as good as the old Battlefield games. Other than 2042, I'd rather just play any of the BF games that still has a player base (4, 1, or 5) than it. I have some friends playing who never played the Bad Company games and this is their first experience with Rush (they really only played 4 and 1 and just played Conquest, and otherwise have always played COD), which pains me because Rush on Battlebit is a pale imitation of BFBC-BF3.

isarai267d ago

Who TF asked for BF to be an "Ecosystem"? good lord talk about out of touch. I hope it bombs even harder till they get the damn message.

Noskypeno266d ago

It seems like maybe the past decade everything got worse. Remember when Pizza Hut was shaped like a hut? Remember when McDonald's had so much color, and playgrounds with Nintendo systems? Everything is grey and minimalist and square now because that's what corporate professional people want. I hate to say it but I wish the power went to the CEOs or atleast someone close to them that had the original vision. Shareholders are responsible for all this laziness, only caring about how much profit they make, which is the whole point of a business, but you don't have to cut the good stuff just because you can find a few rich sharks willing to donate thousands for a bad game. Quality and profit should be the motto for every single business.

Profchaos266d ago

Yeah try 2 decades imo it may be getting older and rose coloured glasses or nostalgia but ever since apple made everything minimalist the world changed and not always for the better

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Why The Battlefield Franchise Could Keep Its Head Down in 2023

Battlefield has struggled immensely in recent years, and the franchise could use an extended break to rethink strategies to reverse its ill fortunes.

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Trunkz460d ago

Don't keep head down.

Announce Bad Company 3, spent proper development time on it and don't end up like 2042.