Battlefieldfans have not had a week this busy in a while, and for once the outlook is tentatively positive.
The week started withthe bombastic announcement ofBattlefield Labsto help players forget about the disastrousBattlefield 2042launch in 2021.
The tail end of the video came with the first snippets of gameplay from the new title, and the results are encouraging.
Although it lasted less than 15 seconds, the teaser showed American soldierswielding M4A1 carbines advancing up a road with an M1 Abrams tank.
EA & Ubisoft Have One Last Shot To Dethrone Call Of Duty
These major publishers have one last shot at dethroning Activision.
No jetpacks, specialists, or other flashy nonsensethat should have never lefthero shootersin the first place.
If you like what you see, you can (kind of) save the date: the newBattlefieldis expected to launch in fiscal year 2026.
The release window confirmation came in theElectronic Arts Q3 FY25 preliminary financial resultsreleased today.
EA’s FY2026 runs from April 2025 to April 2026. The EA report takes care not to specify a quarter, which is prudent giventhe directionBattlefieldis going.
Having multiple large-scale community tests results in plenty of feedback, and depending on the scale of changes, it could throw a more optimistic release schedule out of the window.
The 2026 Shooters: Golden Age or Oversaturation?
If the FY2026 release date stays put, it means next year will be overwhelming for FPS fans.
Most rumours point to Activision dropping the next installment in theCall of Duty: Modern Warfarefranchise in the second half of 2026.
The next game will have some big shoes to fill after Treyarch’s hugely successfulCall of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Players looking for a slower pace can look forward to the nextGhost Recongame, codenamedProject Over.
Word on the street is thatUbisoft plans to release it sometime in 2026. The game is said to draw heavy inspiration from indietactical shooter powerhousessuch asSquadandReady Or Not, and plays out in Southeast Asia.
It is too early to make any assessments on the prospects of all three games, but it leaves one wondering:will this tactical shooter triple threat usher a new golden age for the genre, or will oversaturation relegate them to obscurity again?
