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It s being touted, naturally, as the most ambitious Battlefield yet, and perhaps the biggest generational leap the series has seen to date with dynamic 128-player matches (on new-gen and PC at least - last-gen players will have to make do with 64 players) and a near future canvas that s brimming with all sorts of exciting tech.
Battlefield 2042 preview
Developer: DICE
Availability: Out 22nd October on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X
Really, though, what could make this Battlefield stand apart isn t so much how it s moving forwards and more about how it s going back to what DICE does best and doubling down on it. There s no single-player campaign. There will be no battle royale. What there is, at first glimpse, is all the chaos, unpredictability and unprecedented scale that s at the heart of the series appeal, dialled up to a new degree of intensity.