There's a third mode, called Hazard Zone, which aims for more 'high stakes, squad-based gameplay.' We'd wager it's going more Escape From Tarkov-ey. The previous Battlefield games have all tweaked the basic Battlefield format, but this feels like the most significant change to the series since it started in 2002, almost 20 years ago.Īlso exciting: A new mode called Battlefield Portal that will let players design their own game types and mix-and-match weapons and vehicles from Battlefield 1942, Bad Company 2, Battlefield 3, and Battlefield 2042. The big news is that Battlefield 2042 doubles the player count to 128 and redefines the class system to feature 'specialists' with unique gadgets.
