Electronic Arts has confirmed that the next Battlefield game won’t be arriving until the company’s Fiscal Year 2022, meaning that gamers likely won’t see the series return until at least 2021. To its credit, EA has been making some major moves lately in order to win back some of the consumers that feel as if the company has turned its back on them. Apex Legends has been a fantastic free-to-play title that fans have rallied behind, while EA has confirmed that it’s bringing its games back to Steam.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be one of the first to arrive on Valve’s online storefront, while the aforementioned Apex Legends will be right behind it. Both titles should benefit from the launches, as the decisions to release them is a very consumer-friendly move. Of course, gamers are right to wonder if this means other franchises like Battlefield will make the jump.

While the arrival of future Battlefield games on Steam is still up in the air, EA did announce that a new entry is in development – although it’ll be skipping 2020 entirely. According to Electronic Arts during the company’s quarterly report (via Twitter user and analyst Daniel Ahmad), the next Battlefield will arrive in the company’s Fiscal Year 2022. This means that it’ll launch at some point between April 2021 and March 2022.

EA also confirmed that the new Battlefield game will be arriving on Xbox Scarlett and PlayStation 5, which is yet another one of the few titles confirmed to be landing on next-gen consoles. While it’s an unsurprising addition to the next generation, it’s great to see that future Battlefield games will release on these platforms. Admittedly, it’ll still be a long time before fans have a chance to enjoy the new game, but perhaps a longer time in the oven than is often permitted will bear better results for gamers.

This development time should prove to be especially appreciated given the mixed reception to Battlefield V received during its launch. Sadly, fans have witnessed Electronic Arts rushing games through its doors in the past. One of the most prominent examples of this is Anthem, which has now had to pivot from its post-launch content map in order to try to save the entire game experience. Whether or not that particular venture will pay off for EA and BioWare remains to be seen, but at least it appears as if the company will be doing right by Battlefield fans.

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Source: Twitter - Daniel Ahmad