Battlefield 4 reveal due "in about 90 days"

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EA will be revealing more about Battlefield 4 "in about 90 days" time, the publisher has teased - including a potential reveal on next-generation formats.

"We've already talked a little bit about that we have a Battlefield title coming next year, but we're not in a position right now to talk about our development plans and our SKU plan long term," said EA Labels president Frank Gibeau during EA's earnings call last night (transcribed by Seeking Alpha).

"That will come in about 90 days when we get to show you some Battlefield stuff."

Gibeau's comments suggest that EA is gearing up for a late-April reveal for Battlefield 4, weeks after next-generation consoles are expected to be announced by Sony and Microsoft.

That is somewhat a few weeks-month after GDC...

Next gen reveals then? ;O

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

ChubbyGuy40

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

campzor

Totally agree! Battlefield games don't need campaign. Add more mp maps and modes instead. Bots would be awesome, to replace ppl who jump out.

Nice. I love me some Battlefield. Logged quite a considerable amount of time into BF3 and I am looking forward to the next one. I can see it being pretty similar to BF3 but a lot more polished hopefully. Visuals might get a bump too as MOH warfighter looked better than BF3 in spots and they've had more time to tinker with the engine

So depressing that I have managed to miss out on this title... well battlefield 3. I can remember hugely hyped for it, but I never got round to getting it.

I don't understand the hate for the SP, it was so much more enjoyable than Black ops 2.RR360DD

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

ChubbyGuy40

lol, who freakin cares about the single player in these games? I'd rather they make them online only and focus entirely on the multiplayer. 

You know how people say "I wish they wouldn't include a half-baked multiplayer mode and put all of their efforts into making a great single player experience"? Well that can work both ways for certain games. Battlefield doesn't  need  singleplayer. Frankly I think it's a waste in this case.

should be on ps4

should be on ps4

osirisx3

I don't understand the hate for the SP, it was so much more enjoyable than Black ops 2.RR360DD

Don't be ridiculous.

hopefully there is NO campaign, and they just allow you to play mp with bots, just like bf2 -.-campzor

I hope its BF3's gameplay refined, with some BF2 element. I also hope the campaign is more like Bad Company 1 than CoD.

They do all of that, and BF4 will be a winner.

With all of the DLC, BF3 has become the finest multiplayer shooter on the market. The End Game trailer was fantastic.

I would rather have Bad Company 3 now and save Battlefield 4 for next-gen consoles, but hey its EA after all.MercenaryMafia

Rumors are that BF4 will be on both of the next gen consoles. 64 players at 60fps as well.

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

campzor

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

JangoWuzHere

Why? I think it would be awesome, as long as the lack of campaign means more mp content.

[QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

Master_ShakeXXX

lol, who freakin cares about the single player in these games? I'd rather they make them online only and focus entirely on the multiplayer. 

You know how people say "I wish they wouldn't include a half-baked multiplayer mode and put all of their efforts into making a great single player experience"? Well that can work both ways for certain games. Battlefield doesn't  need  singleplayer. Frankly I think it's a waste in this case.

Seems a bit early to ask of gamers to buy a new PC again. Imo they should have waited a year or two with the next one, and made it count, and made it not have singleplayer.

Nice. I love me some Battlefield. Logged quite a considerable amount of time into BF3 and I am looking forward to the next one. I can see it being pretty similar to BF3 but a lot more polished hopefully. Visuals might get a bump too as MOH warfighter looked better than BF3 in spots and they've had more time to tinker with the engine

seanmcloughlin

Better physics tho.

So they'll try to create some hype right before E3 huh? I'm guessing they'll try to show some sort of "epic" teaser to have a blowout of info on E3. Just my 2 cents.Desmonic

A little too early for Battlefield 4 for me. If they made huge improvements like more players, including some features from BF2, and bigger maps, then I might consider. 

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Nice. I love me some Battlefield. Logged quite a considerable amount of time into BF3 and I am looking forward to the next one. I can see it being pretty similar to BF3 but a lot more polished hopefully. Visuals might get a bump too as MOH warfighter looked better than BF3 in spots and they've had more time to tinker with the engine

tonitorsi

Better physics tho.

Yeah BF3s physics and destruction were disappointing, I want more of it. 

[QUOTE="campzor"][QUOTE="ChubbyGuy40"]

I wonder which poorly-fitting rap/hip-hop/wubstep song they'll use for the TV commercial.

Wonder how bad the SP will be this time. Hopefully they do more co-op missions though. That's one thing I actually wanted DLC for in BF3.

PAL360

Totally agree! Battlefield games don't need campaign. Add more mp maps and modes instead. Bots would be awesome, to replace ppl who jump out.

We shouldn't even have a BF game coming out so soon, it should have at least 4 years between versions, especially if it's just the same modern military shooter as before.

I think BF4 coming before BC3 makes sense to start a next gen BF off and from a main series iteration rather than a spin off, that's my guess of why BF4 is coming before BC3.

I think BF4 coming before BC3 makes sense to start a next gen BF off and from a main series iteration rather than a spin off, that's my guess of why BF4 is coming before BC3.

mitu123

Wouldn't be a bad guess either

[QUOTE="mitu123"]

I think BF4 coming before BC3 makes sense to start a next gen BF off and from a main series iteration rather than a spin off, that's my guess of why BF4 is coming before BC3.

seanmcloughlin

Wouldn't be a bad guess either

128 players.clyde46

[QUOTE="clyde46"]128 players.PCgameruk

[QUOTE="PCgameruk"][QUOTE="clyde46"]128 players.mitu123

And so EA begins the destruction of Battlefield. Gotta have one every year to compete with dat CoD. Gotta retake dat shooter market that we never owned in the first place. 

lolEA.

[QUOTE="clyde46"]128 players.PCgameruk

More != better.

64 is plenty large. When you start making 128 or larger player mapos, you start having a real problem if you cannot get at least 100 players in the server. 

And so EA begins the destruction of Battlefield. Gotta have one every year to compete with dat CoD. Gotta retake dat shooter market that we never owned in the first place. 

lolEA.

DarkLink77

Every year?

BF3 came out in 2011 and it only took them about 1 year to develop after 1 year of pre-production.

That's how game development is today. A team of 230-250 can pump out a full game in 1 year no problem, as long as the ground work and thinking has been done first. Typical big-buget game development time is about 2 years. One for pre-production with a small team and the leaders of the game, and then full production which involves 200+. This way that 200+ can move from project to project easily. You don't have to worry about laying off people inbetween games, you can just keep having people work on different games and pump out content for those. 

While they were doing pre-production for BF3, the DICE team was working on a Need for Speed project and Medal of Honor 2010's multiplayer.

They have a seperate team at DICE that does engine work. That team only works on the Frosbite 2.0 engine. Unlike for BF3, BF4 will have an advantage of a finished engine and a lot more mature of an engine. 

I don't understand the hate for the SP, it was so much more enjoyable than Black ops 2.RR360DD

If Black Ops II was our metric for what a game needs to be better than to be good, then gaming would be dead.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

And so EA begins the destruction of Battlefield. Gotta have one every year to compete with dat CoD. Gotta retake dat shooter market that we never owned in the first place. 

lolEA.

Wasdie

Every year?

BF3 came out in 2011.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

And so EA begins the destruction of Battlefield. Gotta have one every year to compete with dat CoD. Gotta retake dat shooter market that we never owned in the first place. 

lolEA.

DarkLink77

Every year?

BF3 came out in 2011.

MoH was done by Danger Close. EA works with more than one studio. Oh btw, you should check out the history of BF game launches. There has been a game or an expansion nearly every year since 2002.

Also, as I edited to my post after you responded I'll say it again...

.A team of 230-250 can pump out a full game in 1 year no problem, as long as the ground work and thinking has been done first. Typical big-buget game development time is about 2 years. One for pre-production with a small team and the leaders of the game, and then full production which involves 200+. This way that 200+ can move from project to project easily. You don't have to worry about laying off people inbetween games, you can just keep having people work on different games and pump out content for those. 

While they were doing pre-production for BF3, the DICE team was working on a Need for Speed project and Medal of Honor 2010's multiplayer.

They have a seperate team at DICE that does engine work. That team only works on the Frosbite 2.0 engine. Unlike for BF3, BF4 will have an advantage of a finished engine and a lot more mature of an engine. 

So settle down.