An industry insider had insights into the chaotic development of Battlefield 2042 given. Now Electronic Arts (EA) is responding to the allegations.
“We take Battlefield 2042 seriously.” This is how the statement from the Battlefield 2042 developers begins, in response to a report. The well-known industry insider Tom Henderson had highlighted the problems and difficulties in developing the first-person shooter Battlefield 2042 in an extensive video.
Many capable employees had left the studio, and EA apparently wanted to align itself with successful games of its time.
A comprehensive explanation of the insider report on Battlefield 2042 can be read here on MeinMMO.
This is what happened: Now Electronic Arts has spoken out and responded to Tom Henderson with a statement. Henderson himself uploaded the statement on Twitter. In the brief text, the developers explain how Battlefield 2042 will continue in the future.
EA plans to invest a lot of time and resources in Battlefield 2042
This is how EA responds to the allegations: They mean it seriously with Battlefield 2042 and want to continue investing resources in the game. Furthermore, they explain that there will even be a new studio that will be solely responsible for Battlefield.
Previously, a major personnel rotation in the Battlefield franchise had been announced, which will take care of the future of the series.
Additionally, the developers state that they want to continue improving and growing the game, as it is “the foundation for the future [of Battlefield].”
However, some players are not particularly thrilled with the statement and express their anger on Twitter and Reddit.
Players are disappointed with the official statement: “Are we getting hero shooters now?”
This is how players are reacting: The reactions from players are not very positive, and in the subreddit for Battlefield 2042, they are discussing the developers’ post (via reddit.com). Many users are complaining and consider the statement to be just a poor excuse for the disastrous state of the game.
- A user sarcastically writes: “We are determined to shove our vision down your throats, no matter how much you tell us you don’t like it.”
- The user OarthurCallahan is already fearing (via reddit.com): “I can’t wait for your next hero shooter to flop mercilessly and be the last nail in the coffin for the franchise.”
- Another user asks: “I don’t understand why they still talk about potential. The alpha should have potential, maybe even the beta, but if the potential is not utilized after release, what did they do? They should be working on smaller improvements and bug fixes now that it is released, not working on ‘potential’.”
The developers of Battlefield 2042 are currently not very popular among players. Just recently, new Christmas skins were integrated into the game. However, players found that anything but funny:
Battlefield 2042 is apparently bringing new Christmas skins, and players hate them immediately
