Battlefield 5 is World War 1 “Multiplayer Tactical Shooter” – Retailer

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EA has been rather coy about details regarding the next major Battlefield title aside from the fact that it will be releasing near 2016 end and returning to the series’ military shooter roots with DICE at the helm.

However, a placeholder listing on Swedish retail site World of Games (via NeoGAF) revealed that Battlefield 5 will be a “multiplayer tactical shooter” and set in World War 1. It will apparently be releasing on October 26th for Xbox One, PS4 and PC, which pretty much puts previous gen out to pasture.

Take this with a grain of salt as usual, although it’s not far-fetched to believe that a new Battlefield will be out in Autumn seeing as how most games in the franchise have followed the same release cycle (save for Battlefield: Hardline which released in February 2015).

What are your thoughts on this, especially seeing as how World War 1 hasn’t been explored much in the FPS space? Let us know in the comments and stay tuned for more information.

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Source: http://gamingbolt.com/battlefield-5-is-world-war-1-multiplayer-tactical-shooter-releasing-on-october-26th-retailer

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SupervisorPosted:

I really hope this is true, I love battlefield!

GT-RPosted:

Hopefully they take time to actually get everything right instead of pushing for a quick release. BF4 was a mess when it first released and even for a while after too.

UptownPosted:

I hope this is true. I love the World War Era.

Cessna172Posted:

Halo I'm just wondering if they're going to make it similar to how the war really went or if they are going to have their own twist on it.


Id love to see how the war really went!! and also a little bit of their own twist on it tbh

Vancouver_CanucksPosted:

TaigaAisaka
Vancouver_Canucks It'll be brilliant if they take the series back to the World War. The futuristic stuff we get a glimpse of in BF4 and the Call of Duty's is poor, doesn't appeal to me. At least with a WW1 game they have clear guidlines on what to include in the game and factual content, it'll be much better and realistic.


Battlefield 4 didn't have too much futuristic stuff, except for the railgun sniper and the hover tank in the one DLC. Everything else was pretty modern, but I do understand what you're saying. What I'm more curious about, is since it's going to WW1, are they going to bring along some of the chemical weapons used in WW1, such as Mustard Gas bombs and stuff like that? Trench battles are also going to be intense, having to worry about getting picked off from a snipers at a distance and worry about close combat in trenches, hardcore mode may be a nightmare lol.


It's going to be awesome game but i can tell already that our expectations may exceed their capabilities! Adding the Chemical Weapons would be great, make things like Gas Masks additional equipment rather than weapons attatchments perhaps? Can't wait for more information on the game

KCRoyalsPosted:

I'm a diehard Battlefield fan and if this is correct, it will be like a dream come true. The last CoD I actually enjoyed was WaW, so for something similar to be coming to Battlefield should make for something amazing.

BozzzPosted:

Haven't really played too much battlefield before but i would defiantly like to play it if this is true.

LAUGHING_TAC0Posted:

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badcatter2 Battlefield stepping up there game even more, unlucky Call Of Duty


Both different games, they do not compare...


You are taking what he said out of context. He was saying that it is unlucky for CoD, because the fans have been requesting a WWI/WWII game for a while. Now that battlefield has it they will gain those fans.


hate to be that guy, but no they wont call of duty and battlefield are both completely different games. Just because its gonna be ww1 means nothing about losing fans. People who like CoD will always play that and players that play BF will always play that. I have played both myself i prefer CoD over BF all depends on your play style, not cause its ww1 has nothing to do with the player base imo.

HaloPosted:

I'm just wondering if they're going to make it similar to how the war really went or if they are going to have their own twist on it.

LostPosted:

They will take a lot of Cod players if Call of Duty has another futuristic game. Everyone is tired of jet packs and seems like EA has taken notice that everyone wants an older style shooter.


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