EA has denied the report, saying it has "a significant team across studios focused on evolving and improving" the game.
Community manager Kevin Johnson also notes that 128-player support will be coming to future maps in Battlefield Portal as well.
Two new stealth gunships, two new weapons, a Smoke Grenade Launcher, and a new Battle Pass are also included in the first season.
The update goes live later and includes various new XP events for damaging vehicles, supporting teammates, Takedown kills, and more.
The first season for DICE's troubled shooter is rumored to be going live on June 9th, nearly seven months after the initial release.
Nearly seven months on from the game's launch, Battlefield 2042's first multiplayer season is finally kicking off in a few days.
All gameplay content like new Specialists, weapons, vehicles and whatnot are free. The Free track also includes some premium currency.
The multiplayer shooter's first season is allegedly expected to arrive in the next couple of weeks, and will bring new content, fixes, and more.
A DICE community manager has confirmed that Battlefield 2042's first season will launch with only a single map.
The PvPvE mode will continue to receive fixes and patches, but where new content is concerned, DICE will be focusing on other modes in Battlefield 2042.
Whether it's leaving your team in search of solo glory, ignoring the objective or sliding without abandon, some multiplayer habits die hard.
In a blog post detailing a new update for Battlefield 2042, developer DICE has revealed that Season 1 will be coming to the game in early June.
Battlefield 2042's latest update removes the 128-player variant of Breakthrough because it isn't working the way as DICE intended it to.
A recent survey out to a select group of players asks players regarding potential improvements such as persistent servicers and spatial editor.
Sources speaking to Tom Henderson said they'd be surprised at a 2023 release for the next Battlefield, despite CEO Andrew Wilson's previous comments.
EA's CEO Andrew Wilson has also provided an update about the launch plans for the upcoming Battlefield Mobile.
Datamining of the recently released patch 4.0 seems to have unearthed details on upcoming in-game monetization plans for the shooter.
Weapon attachments have been overhauled, support actions now award more XP and the scoreboard is now visible in End of Round screens.
Battlefield 2042 dataminer seems to have found three Specialists who are not currently in the game, including one that seems to be a RC Drone specialist.
Battlefield 2042 community manager Kevin Johnson has released a list of key changes included with Update 4.0 ahead of its launch next week.
