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Introducing Battlefield Labs - BF6 First Gameplay

EA writes: "Welcome to Battlefield Labs.

We'd like to invite you to join us for our most ambitious community development collaboration ever. This is an opportunity to provide feedback, validate the future of Battlefield, and have a direct and lasting impact on the next generation of Battlefield games."

Fishy Fingers123d ago

I'm going out on a limb. BF might be back.

Christopher123d ago

It's EA, they've got time to shoot themselves in the foot multiple times before full release. If it gets more attention, you know the execs are going to start sticking their head into more doors.

Fishy Fingers123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

Absolutely. Its a crap shoot, might bite me in the ass and maybe its just Vince leading but I'm going in glass half full.

Cacabunga122d ago

Something must be wrong, BF cannot be back.. I want to believe but I’m more than careful.

peppeaccardo122d ago

The EA propaganda is back to fool us all ..... never again one cent to these greedy corporations !!! F them All

thorstein122d ago

Depends on how much they trust Vince Zampella to run it.

If they micromanage and try to control everything he does like Activision did when Respawn was making the best CoD games, then it's going to be a disaster.

If they trust him, then odds are is going to be great.

That footage is gameplay and it has what I want.

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_SilverHawk_123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

the game looks amazing. reminds me of bf3. if they can make a modern bf3 game then thatll be amazing. my hope now is that its not on old hardware like ps4 xbox one or switch 1 or 2 and itll only be on ps5, pc, xbox series x. i wonder what the final version of this new bf game will look on my ps5 pro or my pc. hopefully ill get into alpha build even though the queue says over 100 thousand ahead

Putte123d ago

It might easily beat these past years Call of Duty that's for sure. No matter what.

Profchaos123d ago

This year's cod is heavily rumoured to be black ops 7 with Activision taking a similar strategy as last year's MW3 as a expanded content offering "basically DLC" for the prior years mainline game. which will again feature a heavily watered down campaign and focus all efforts on multi player content.

So by that logic we could see bf actually step up and regain some momentum if the new cod turns out as weak as predicted

The_Blue123d ago

Doubt it. Lazy, cheap and disorganized for the MXT

outsider1624123d ago

That last bazooka shot..made me shout out..alright bf is back. Could be just marketing ploy...
I just hope the maps are interesting like bf3- not too big and not too small either. Just the right balance.

1nsomniac122d ago (Edited 122d ago )

Get back to proper real BF, BIG maps! none of this COD spawn camp bollox that young'uns ruined the series with.

I want to go back to 1942/Vietnam/BF2/Special forces route! where the series belonged before it got ruined by the casuals.

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isarai123d ago

Maintaining my curiosity, but still don't trust it till i hear and see people's 1st hand experience

outsider1624123d ago

They should give us an open beta playtest

Noskypeno123d ago

People saying this isn't the same Dice that made Bad Company and 3 or 4 is like saying the modern Yankees aren't the same as the 50s Yankees, still a great team every year.

porkChop123d ago

That's not a good analogy at all. Regardless of athletes moving from team to team, they're still playing the same sport. BF is unlike any other FPS, so not having any experience creating the good BF games is actually a big deal. Have the Yankees swap out their entire roster for golfers or basketball players and let me know if they're still a great baseball team.

PapaBop123d ago

There is something seriously flawed with your logic, going by that, Veilguard should have been a 10m+ selling masterpiece because Bioware and we all know how that turned out.

Inverno123d ago

Multiple teams across the world working on different parts of the game. Completely unnecessary disjointed effort to work on something that simply needs a dedicated group of devs with focus and real direction of where to take the series. Huge fragmented teams have often been the reason why so many games turn out mid as all hell.

Knushwood Butt123d ago

I'm no expert on game development but whenever I watch end-game credits there always a bunch of other remote companies involved, many of which are external.
Many years ago I worked for a company that did localization for xbox games. We weren't based in Redmond.

porkChop123d ago

It depends on what is being outsourced. It's normal to outsource localization, cg cutscenes, etc. You'll also see credits for companies whose tech/software is being used in the game, like Havok for physics, SpeedTree for creating vegetation, etc. But having multiple studios around the world work on the core game itself is a bit different.

Arkane managed to do it effectively for many years with their Lyon and Austin studios. Ubisoft regularly has several studios work on each game and they've struggled a lot in terms of quality, and it's one of the reasons they've adopted such a formulaic approach to their games. It's difficult to create something good with so many cooks in the kitchen.

porkChop123d ago

The fragmentation has been a big issue with Ubisoft games. Different standards of quality, polish, design, etc, at the different studios.

xfire123d ago

Why do they make this harder than it needs to be! Just remaster BF1 and release it with a new name!

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‘Battlefield 6’ Players Revolt Over A Lack Of Weapon Locking

While previews of Battlefield 6 have looked intense and quite good, the game has already stumbled into controversy with its early test.

Muigi13d ago

Really not that big of a deal these tablet babies bitch about everything these days.

JEECE13d ago

If by "tablet babies" you mean kids/teenagers, they are not the ones complaining about this. Trying to appeal to them is the reason EA is doing this. It's the old fans of the series who are mad.

But of course, you knew all that.

Muigi13d ago

Yeah and I’m a throwback fan who doesn’t care…but of course you knew that.

JEECE13d ago

@Muigi

So you're a throwback fan who wants them to go down the same road that led to 2042? Unusual, but taste is subjective I guess lol.

Muigi13d ago

I wanted them to make the destruction back to the Bad Company 2/ Battlefield 3 days. To each their own but a medic with a sniper rifle isn’t going to stop me from buying the game lol.

thorstein13d ago

Non story from Forbes.

The game is in testing.

They're is no "revolt" even the game doesn't have a launch date, isn't finished, and isn't in early access.

jambola13d ago

At a certain point you just have to blame the players
stop going back until it gets better

DaniMacYo13d ago

Battlefield veterans are upset by this. I’m personally not bothered by it. But I can see their point of view.

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Leaked Battlefield 6 Concept Art Shows Return To Gritty Aesthetic

Concept art from EA and Battlefield Studios’ next first-person shooter, Battlefield 6, has allegedly been leaked.

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Battlefield 6: The Pros and Cons of 3D Spotting Returning

The controversial 3D spotting feature has recently appeared in a Battlefield 6 playtest, and it's a mechanic with some clear pros and cons.

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1nsomniac69d ago

Where has this narrative come from and why is it being pushed? There has always been "3D Spotting" although it's always been called "Ping" or "Mark" until this stupid narrative arrived..