EA CEO Andrew Wilson has revealed that the “largest crew in franchise historical past” is engaged on the subsequent installment of Battlefield, and he “couldn’t be extra excited” after making an attempt the sport for himself.

Wilson mentioned the upcoming Battlefield recreation in EA’s quarterly earnings name on Could 7, explaining that the event crew has “listened to the group, have discovered helpful classes, and are driving to the longer term,” following the adverse critiques for Battlefield 2042 at launch.

With Motive Studios, who labored on Star Wars: Squadrons and the 2023 Lifeless Area remake, becoming a member of up with DICE to work on the subsequent addition to the legendary FPS franchise, there are actually extra individuals engaged on the franchise than ever earlier than.

Whereas we’re not anticipating a brand new Battlefield recreation till 2025 on the earliest, Wilson’s reveal that he was capable of play at the least a part of the sport is nice information. With a reveal rumored for this 12 months, DICE and Movement have clearly been laborious at work, the CEO is proud of the place issues are going.

“I’ve simply spent a complete bunch of time with the collective Battlefield crew taking part in what they’re constructing,” he acknowledged. “It’ll be one other large dwell service.”

The subsequent Battlefield title looks like an essential second within the sequence, particularly after the adverse reception that Battlefield 2042 obtained from gamers. The sport launched with plenty of bugs that made taking part in the sport a depressing expertise, whereas the choice to incorporate cosmetics that erred on the facet of wacky went down like a lead balloon with the group at giant, who accused DICE of making an attempt to be like Name of Obligation somewhat than a practical different.

With CoD using excessive after the success of Fashionable Warfare 3, XDefiant now lastly launching, and Counter-Strike 2 dominating the Steam charts, there’s undoubtedly a sense of “final likelihood saloon” round Battlefield. Wilson thinks they’re heading in the right direction.