Following Battlefield 2042’s poor performance, EA is now considering potentially switching to a free-to-play model. Many games have followed suit on the idea of free-to-play, including Halo Infinite and PUBG.
Prominent Battlefield and Call of Duty leaker, Tom Henderson, Tweeted earlier that EA is disappointed with the performance of Battlefield 2042 and is now looking at several options, one of which is looking to work with a free-to-play model in some capacity.
It doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Battlefield 2042 received the title of becoming one of the worst rated games on Steam. The game’s broken state left many in a disheartened mood. Issues with performance were also around in the beta and seemed to persist in the game’s beginning phase. It lost a decent amount of its players relatively fast. Not only that, but more players seem to be playing Battlefield 5 over 2042.
If Battlefield does become free-to-play in the future, it would be a strange sight to see. Battlefield has long been considered one of the best FPS games in the AAA market. However, it seems like FPS games have been dipping in popularity amongst long-time fans.
I usually make YouTube videos analyzing why video games flopped in the past, but I wasn’t expecting that I would end up making one about Battlefield 2042. Yet, I did. There were many issues that I took a look at in my latest video, so I recommend watching it to get a better understand as to what happened:
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Zainah Yousef
Zainah Yousef is the author of The Fallen Age Saga and specializes in gaming, social media advice, and reviews. She's been writing all her life and she probably won't stop anytime soon.
