There's also the possibility that the tweet literally means nothing, as the Twitter account vanished so suddenly it could've been a genuine mistake. However, the fact that Battlefield 3 already looks good might make it a more simply transition into a remastered effort, which would make sense if DICE was focusing on something else at the same time - like, for instance, the development of Battlefield 6.
While Battlefield 3 released in 2011, it's actually held up pretty well graphically - and while it's popular, Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2, both of which are at least 15 years old or more, had better Metacritic scores, which makes them better targets for remasters. While a Battlefield 3 Remake would be an interesting direction for DICE , it's not necessarily the most obvious direction.
Most people at the time assumed there'd be news about Battlefield 6 shortly - but when the Twitter account resurfaced hours later, it did so with cryptic teases and a video showing off a Battlefield 3 clip with the caption "what?" The Battlefield Twitter account disappeared suddenly earlier this week, which, coupled with the end of support for Battlefield 5, kickstarted rumors that a new announcement was coming. The game's official Twitter account has been teasing news coming soon, and a recent post from the Battlefield social media account has fans particularly excited, as it appears to be teasing a Battlefield 3 Remake. There may be hope for Battlefield fans yet, however. Related: How DICE Can Learn From Battlefield 5's Failure (For Battlefield 6) To say that fans don't exactly have high hopes for Battlefield 6, whenever that announcement may be, is an understatement. Battlefield 5 was so poorly received that its content cycle ended earlier than expected, as developer DICE and publisher EA announced that Battlefield 5 support was ending just a few years into the game's existence. Whether it was because of a brief flirtation with no microtransactions that saw them implemented so quickly after launch that fans revolted or the simple fact that Battlefield 5 broke promises to fans, the game failed to gain traction despite a persistent attempt at making the live service model work.
Battlefield 5 was the most recent entry into the long-running shooter, and its reception was decidedly mediocre for a series that had produced some extremely popular titles, including Battlefield 4, which fans felt had laid the foundations for another successful string of instalments.
Maybe two generations ahead we can do that and do like a retro rehash, but then I think people will always pick Battlefield 4 to do that.”īattlefield 4 releases on October 29th for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3, with a PS4 release on November 15th in North America and an Xbox One release slated for later.Speculation has begun swirling around the possibility of a Battlefield 3 Remake, and developer DICE has stoked the flames with the behavior of the official Battlefield Twitter account following its restoration after a sudden and cryptic deletion earlier in the week. Of course, people might not agree, but in my book there’s nothing that is better in BF3, so why bring it back? That would be a very retro thing to do. “There’s nothing really in Battlefield 3 that’s better than Battlefield 4, in my opinion. But the feature set and the core game of Battlefield 3 versus Battlefield 4, it would be going backwards in time. I think it’s better to bring back the maps like we’re doing and then maybe there’s some other fan favourite that people really want and we can probably bring that back as well. Whoever demanded a remake or port for Battlefield 3 for next gen consoles after Battlefield 4 releases, then bad news: DICE executive producer Patrick Bach has revealed at Gamescom that they “would not rehash.