It seems that some early gameplay footage of EA's upcoming Battlefield game has leaked online, following closed playtesting.
As reported by TheGamer, a Twitch person named anto_merguezz seems to have streamed footage from EA's closed Battlefield Labs playtest, which allowed a small group of gamers to check out early variations of the game to help builders high quality tune. Though there are no clips of the stream out there on anto_merguezz's web page, somebody seems to have recorded footage from the stream and it's been posted online in numerous locations, largely circulating by way of Reddit.
The footage seems to affirm the "modern" setting teased by Vince Zampella beforehand, distinguishing it from different Battlefield video games with historic or futuristic settings. We get a first rate take a look at some firefights, and a style of the game's destructible environments within the course of. Fans already seem relatively pleased with what they're taking a look at, which is a good signal after Battlefield 2042's tepid reception at launch.
We already knew a bit about what to count on from the subsequent Battlefield after we received our first official unveiling just last month. We've been advised that the brand new Battlefield will embody the return of a conventional, single-player, linear marketing campaign, which has been welcome information to gamers irritated at its exclusion within the multiplayer Battlefield 2042.
Currently, EA is expecting its next Battlefield game to launch in fiscal 2026, which suggests someday between April 2025 and March 2026. That means we should always doubtless count on to see more of this game in an official capability within the close to future as EA gears up for launch. Hopefully that's imminent, because it looks like EA received't have the opportunity to hold Battlefield 6 (or no matter it's going to be known as) from leaking for for much longer.
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