In the so-called Battlefield Briefing, the developers at DICE revealed some fresh details about the new Battlefield 2042. There was also a size comparison of the 7 starting maps with familiar maps from previous installments. How big are the upcoming maps?
Where does the information come from? At the E3 2021, the new Battlefield 2042 and many details about it were recently unveiled. Since then, we know, among other things: The new installment is said to elevate the term “large” for maps to a new level according to DICE.
Battlefield 2042 will start with “only” 7 maps, but some of them are significantly larger than anything the Battlefield series has seen before (excluding the map from the battle royale mode Firestorm from Battlefield V). On next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X, as well as on PC, up to 128 players can let loose on some of these maps.
And to give you a sense of the scale of the new maps: A graphic size comparison of the maps of Battlefield 2042 and popular maps from other series installments was shown in a developer stream on Twitch by DICE.
Here’s how big the maps of Battlefield 2042 are in comparison
What exactly can be seen? Here you can see how big the maps from Battlefield 2042 are in direct comparison to maps from various earlier Battlefield installments – including Battlefield V, Battlefield 3, and Battlefield 1942.
So are the size proportions:
- The map Kaleidoscope, which is small by Battlefield 2042 standards, many may already know from the reveal trailer. It takes place in a futuristic industrial district of a South Korean metropolis and is about a third larger than the map Rotterdam from Battlefield 5. Kaleidoscope is one of the developers’ favorite maps and is said to play like the popular “Siege of Shanghai on steroids”.
- The smaller map Discarded is set on the coast of Alang in India and stands out primarily due to the many gigantic wrecks of old ocean giants. It is about 50% larger than the popular medium-sized map Noshahr Canals from Battlefield 3, which is set in an industrial port crisscrossed by canals.
- The map Orbital takes place in French Guiana around a spaceport. Compared to the medium-sized map Narvik from Battlefield 5, it offers nearly three times the size but counts itself as “only” medium-sized in Battlefield 2042.
- The map Renewal (here under the codename Borderline) is found in the Egyptian desert, where a massive wall separates dusty desert land from a high-tech agricultural zone. This map is nearly 2x the size of Arras from Battlefield V. Arras itself is one of the larger medium-sized maps.
- The medium-sized map Manifest takes place around a harbor in Singapore – on Brani Island. It is about a third larger than the already large and very popular map Caspian Border by Battlefield 3.
- The map Hourglass is set in the Qatari metropolis Doha and is one of the largest maps in the new Battlefield 2042. Compared to Hamada, one of the largest maps from Battlefield 5, this map is more than 2x its size.
- The map Breakaway (here under the codename Irreversible), set in the vastness of Antarctica, will be the largest map at launch for the new Battlefield 2042. And if you compare it with El Alamein, one of the largest maps in the history of the Battlefield series, it comes nearly twice the size.
If you want to see what the action looks like in the new Battlefield 2042 and get a first glimpse of the massive maps, check out the first gameplay here:
What do you think so far about the showcased maps from Battlefield 2042? What has been your favorite so far, which map are you looking forward to the most at launch? And how do you feel about the sizes of the new maps? Is there a “too big” for you? Let us and other readers at MeinMMO know in the comments.
