"It's 2026 and all my kids want to do is play Plants vs. Zombies. And not even the 2025 remaster but the original 2009 game on Xbox (thank you backwards compatibility). They have not touched any of the games I bought them for Christmas. This is why the console gaming industry is struggling. Battlefield 6's next update gets a one month delay The best-selling new shooter has been slipping."
"Call of Duty is no longer an annual release, it's an ongoing platform. Battlefield 6 is trying to do that on the fly at launch and it's clearly being stretched thin. Instead of a one-month delay to make good on its current content promises, it probably needs to dig in and focus on servicing the one part of Battlefield 6 that matters most. At least for now. And that's probably Big Maps."
Battlefield 6's Season 2 launch was pushed from January 20 to February 17 to extend Season 1 and allow extra polishing. Community sentiment has soured, with specific issues around REDSEC and concerns that four months will yield only two new maps. The game is attempting to operate as an ongoing platform at launch, creating strain and spotlighting the importance of large-scale maps. Makers of Warhammer experimented with generative AI but reported being "just not excited about it." Eidos Montreal is reportedly developing a high-budget "AAAA" title using Unreal Engine 5. Backwards compatibility is driving players toward older favorites like the original Plants vs. Zombies.
Read at Kotaku
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