Summary
It is clear that EA is starting to look towards the future of theBattlefieldfranchise, with it being announced thatBattlefield 2042will not be receiving any more post-launch support following the end of its seventh in-game season. Many fans are curious as to what the next iteration of the franchise will look like, with EA also confirming a shake-up of the usual development teams that handle projects that fall under the IP.
It was recently reported that EA Motive will be joining a group of development studios in charge of the nextBattlefieldrelease, with DICE, Criterion, and Ripple Effect making up the rest of this force. EA Motive recently impressed fans with its work on the 2023Dead Spaceremake, and its switch over to theBattlefieldfranchise could spell good news for the nextBattlefieldrelease at the cost of any futureDead Spaceremake projects.
EA Motive has already had quite a successful history under the EA name, having developed the campaign for 2017’sStar Wars Battlefront 2and being the main developer of 2020’sStar Wars: Squadrons. This early success was compounded byMotive’s 2023 remake ofDead Space, which was praised by many for its graphical improvements while maintaining the tension and atmosphere of the original release.
The quality ofDead Spacein particular clearly impressed EA, with the company recently announcing that EA Motive will be putting a lot of its resources into futureBattlefieldprojects going forward. This future focus of EA Motive will be shared betweenBattlefieldandits upcomingIron Mangame, and this leaves little room for the studio to push resources towards anotherDead Spaceproject.
Many fans of the 2023 remake were hoping thatDead Space 2and3would eventually receive the same treatment, and this now seems more unlikely than ever. While this recent announcement might be bad news for the future ofDead Space, there are still a lot of positives that can be gleaned from Motive’s future work withBattlefield.
EA Motive Can Help Battlefield Move Past its Recent Content Issues
Motive already has extensive experience with EA’s Frostbite game engine, meaning that it should quickly adapt to development on the nextBattlefieldgame. As well as this, having more studios actively working on this project will hopefully ensure a wide range of launch content, something thatBattlefield 2042famously struggled with. For example,Battlefield 2042boldly chose not to feature a single-player campaign, and Motive’s past work with content such as the campaign ofBattlefront 2could mean that the nextBattlefieldis going back to its single-player roots.
Having separate teams for things like multiplayer and single-player elements is something thatCall of Dutyhas employed over the years to meet its annual release schedule, and it seems thatBattlefieldcould end up emulating this development approach from its largest competitor. While it is a shame that the recent news regarding EA Motive spells bad news for any futureDead Spaceremakes, the fantastic track record of EA Motive will hopefully continue intothe new upcoming era ofBattlefield.
