Battlefield 6's Battle Royale: MIA at Launch? Don't Hold Your Breath, Mate!
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Rumour has it Battlefield 6's Battle Royale mode is going to be a latecomer, arriving months after the main game launches, leaving us wondering if it's a clever strategy or a sign of development struggles. Either way, it's a waiting game, mate!
Right, so Battlefield 6. We've all seen the hype, the trailers, the explosions that make Michael Bay blush. But what about that sweet, sweet Battle Royale mode everyone's been whispering about? Well, according to the rumour mill, stirred up by Kick streamer RivaLxfactor (via Game Rant), it might be fashionably late to the party.
Sources close to RivaLxfactor suggest that while a free-to-play Battle Royale mode *is* planned for Battlefield 6, we're looking at a release window "months after the base game." Months! That could mean Christmas, New Year, or even early next year before we're parachute-diving into digital mayhem. Blimey.
Now, before you start sharpening your digital pitchforks, let's consider this: Battlefield isn't the first to play this game. Call of Duty's Warzone, a behemoth in its own right, dropped a good five months after Modern Warfare. Did it hurt them? Fair dinkum, it probably helped build anticipation (and fix a few bugs along the way, let's be honest).
EA hasn't officially confirmed any of this, of course. They're probably busy counting the likes on that reveal trailer, which, by the way, clocked almost 200,000 likes in its first hour, absolutely thrashing Black Ops 7's trailer, which has been floating around for a month and only managed 140,000. Ouch!
But what does this mean for us, the humble gamers? It means patience, my friends. It means the base game of Battlefield 6 better be bloody brilliant to hold our attention until the Battle Royale mode finally arrives. And it means EA has a chance to really nail the gameplay and iron out any kinks before throwing us into the deep end.
Is it a marketing ploy? A development delay? A cunning plan to dominate the Battle Royale scene with a polished product? Who knows! But one thing's for sure: the wait is on. And if the base game doesn't deliver, EA might find themselves in a bit of a pickle. Either way I reckon this will blow over, I'm still excited to get into the new game.
Tags: Battlefield 6, Battle Royale, EA, Gaming Rumors, FPS
Original article: Game Rant