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VentureBeat Rumor: Battlefield V (2018) follows Call of Duty back to World War II this year

Nirolak

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This follows YouTuber rumors earlier this year that DICE is making Battlefield World War 2 for 2018, followed by Battlefield: Bad Company 3 for 20XX.

VentureBeat said:
Just like World War I got a sequel, Battlefield 1 is getting Battlefield 2 later this year. And as you might expect from that name, Battlefield 2 will return the series to World War II in a main entry for the first time since 2009's Battlefield 1943, GamesBeat has learned from sources familiar with EA's plans. These sources wish to remain anonymous.

I reached out to EA to offer a chance to comment. I'll update this story if it provides a statement.
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EA and Battlefield developer DICE decided on this strategy several years ago. They knew they wanted to get away from the modern and near-future settings for a while, but it also didn't want to burn the WWII setting right away. This led the studio to start with WWI knowing that it could always still go to WWII with the next game if Battlefield 1 didn't work out. Of course, that wasn't the case — Battlefield I finished 2016 as the No. 2 best-selling game in the United States, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.
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Battlefield I is a huge success for EA. It sold faster than Battlefield 4, and it has surpassed 25 million players as of December.
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Source: https://venturebeat.com/2018/03/01/...-call-of-duty-back-to-world-war-ii-this-year/

 
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I'd laugh if they actually call it Battlefield 2. What a clusterfuck that would be.
 
JimJamJones

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YES PLEASE

Not crazy about the name, though. Battlefield 2 will always be the best Battlefield.
 
Kill3r7

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I wonder what COD will do this year. I can't imagine there being two WW2 games going head to head. Then again Treyarch is allowed to do their own thing given their success.
 
darkside

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Makes sense. They can follow that up with Battlefield 3 which is set in present day in a few years

I really hate the naming scheme because it just makes me feel old as hell but it is what it is
 
EvilChameleon

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I'll have to see how they do it before I make any final judgements. If it's a slow experience like Battlefield 1 was, I'll have to pass.
 
bbq of doom

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Really hoping this grabs me more than Battlefield 1 did. I expect it will, as BF1942 was my first MP FPS obsession. Still, I was a bit surprised at how little I wanted to play Battlefield 1 after the first week or so.
 
TacomaSCDisaster

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And now we're going to get a bunch of WWII games again and we're gonna get bored of that again and the cycle continues ad infinitum.
 
Neptonic

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First they made a Battlefront 2 (2017), now there is a Battlefield 2 (2018). Why is EA making it so difficult to talk about their old games.


Also god damn it where is my Bad Company 3
 
Zoph

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So,
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 2
 
Crushed

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I will allow it IF

A) It includes the best BF1942 maps without any cut backs to stuff like piloting aircraft carriers or B-17s

B) The intro is an exact HD remake of the 1942 intro
 
ASleepingMonkey

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Makes sense but I was hoping for a new modern day BF. I love 3 and 4 and BC games, all great. BF 1 is also great but I miss helicopters and some of the more radical things you could do in the modern day games.

I also want a sharp contrast between CoD and Battlefield because they've almost always been super on par in terms of setting and it kinda tires me out.

Perhaps Black Ops 4 will be modern day or future or Vietnam.
 
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