The Battlefield 2042 DLC is being worked on by a small development team, while the majority of the Battlefield development team moves on to the next project.
During a keynote on Grubbsnax Premium Giant Bomb, journalist Jeff Grubb said EA is trying to complete the game’s promised DLC using as few resources as possible so that it can focus on the Battlefield game. next. EA has committed to releasing four seasons of live-service content for Battlefield 2042 over the course of a year. “The team is working hard to get it to fans as soon as possible,” Grubb said.
He then said the reason for this is that EA is currently in pre-production for the next Battlefield title. “They are doing everything fast to get everyone to the new Battlefield as quickly as possible,” he announced. “The real core team of Battlefield developers has been working on the new project.” “We’re committed to the future of Battlefield 2042 and the features we’ve focused on developing, based on what we’ve heard from player feedback given in recent development updates. this”.
EA announced on Monday that it will be releasing Battlefield 2042 Season 1, titled Zero Hour, on June 9. Zero Hour introduces a new Specialist named Ewelina and a new weapon in the form of a rocket launcher. hers. Also adds stealth helicopters and a new mountainous map called Exposure, set in and around a Canadian research facility after a landslide exposes the lab. inside.
Season 1 was originally scheduled to launch in early 2022 but was delayed to the summer so developer DICE could focus on upgrading the original game after a troubled launch. DICE recently confirmed that they plan to stop creating new content for Battlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone mode. While it’s still possible for the Studio to deal directly with any significant bugs that arise in the game, but this mode won’t have any new game maps or content coming out in the future.