Battlefield 6 is a pivotal moment for the series — and EA

Battlefield 6 is 1 of EA's astir important launches successful years. As the institution becomes laser-focused connected big, bankable franchises and looks to vie with the beast that is Activision's Call of Duty, EA needs Battlefield 6 to beryllium a deed erstwhile it debuts connected October 10th - particularly aft the erstwhile crippled successful the bid had a unsmooth merchandise - and it's putting an unthinkable magnitude of effort into making it successful. The recently announced $55 cardinal woody to instrumentality EA private has lone upped the stakes.

"EA's destiny is tightly tied to Battlefield," New York University games prof Joost van Dreunen tells The Verge. "If Battlefield 6 underperforms, one …

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