In an interview, the head of Battlefield 6 spoke about her motivation for the new shooter. She explains that a good Battlefield 6 is a duty for her after the predecessor stumbled so badly.
Who is it about? Rebecka Coutaz is Vice President and General Manager at EA DICE. So she is the one responsible for ensuring everything runs smoothly for Battlefield 6. In an interview with Gamesradar+, she talked about the new shooter and her motivation.
There she also explains what can be learned from the mistakes of Battlefield 2042 and what will be implemented in the new installment.
Here you can see the trailer for Battlefield 6:
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What does the head think about Battlefield 2042? In the conversation, she explained that her motivation for a good Battlefield 6 also stems from the struggling predecessor Battlefield 2042. The shooter was equipped with many ideas and concepts that players did not like, and they were only improved through many patches from the developers.
Coutaz herself explains that Battlefield 2042 is now in a “completely different state than at launch,” which is true. Since the release in 2021, the developers have done a lot and responded to the wishes of the players.
Even if over 10,000 players can still be found in Battlefield 2042 on Steam at peak times every day, the title is not considered a success (via SteamDB). Coutaz’s colleague, Design Director Shashank Uchil, explains in the interview that they like to try out ideas and some of them don’t work. One of them was the larger 128-player battles.
In theory, these sound like an action-packed fun filled with explosions, vehicles, and combined-arms tactics. However, in the game, the modes were marked by yawning emptiness and entire areas without enemies. From such mistakes of the predecessor, however, the developers want to learn and create a better Battlefield 6.
What does she think about Battlefield 6? At the latest, the beta of Battlefield 6 has shown: The new installment is popular. But this is not least because the head sees it as her duty to produce a good title. She says in the interview:
[I] felt obligated to develop one of the best Battlefields the world has ever seen. I owe this to the community and the teams. That is my motivation. That’s why I am here.
Rebecka Coutaz in Gamesradar
Despite the positive feedback from the beta, the head emphasizes that they are not yet at the goal and explains this likely with the Swedish proverb for “You shouldn’t praise the day before the evening”:
In Swedish we say: ‘Don’t say hello before you have jumped over the river.’ And I can tell you there is no champagne here yet. We enjoy the moment. We are not yet at the goal. We must not allow ourselves to be arrogant. We remain humble, focused, and grounded.
Rebecka Coutaz in Gamesradar
Battlefield 6 is set to launch on October 10, 2025, on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. A Battle Royale mode will also be included as a new game mode for the shooter. The first scenes already show that destruction will not be missing: A leak about Battlefield 6 shows in Battle Royale what fans have wanted to see in multiplayer for years
