EA currently has a number of studios working on the franchise, including DICE, Ridgeline Games, and Ripple Effect Studios.
Square Enix's Final Fantasy 16 has left the top ten, dropping from fourth to eleventh, with sales falling by 39 percent.
Joakim Bodin (who now works at Epic Games) is still proud to have "pushed hard" for "full cross-play, progression and (mostly) commerce."
CEO Andrew Wilson says there is "extraordinary confidence in that team and extraordinary confidence in the progress they're making."
The new feature will arrive with Update 4.1.1 and allow players to "partake in friendly chatter" with players on opposing teams.
The single player campaigns of Bad Company and Bad Company 2 will still remain available, however.
Battlefield 2042 might be getting ready for a nother full year of content releases if the presence of a Year 2 upgrade on Origin is any indication.
DICE is working with Ridgeline Games through a new team on the single player campaign for the next Battlefield game.
New content coming to Battlefield 2042 include a new map, a new recon, and a host of weapons. The new season will also be reworking the old Discarded map.
The update that will finally change Battlefield 2042's controversial Specialists system into a class system is coming next week.
The heftier Update 3.2.0 arrives later this month and finally sees the return of Classes and the revamp of the Breakaway map.
Other figures for EA titles include 88.4 million deaths to the Ring in Apex Legends and 803,648 Portal experiences in Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042 is kicking off its Battle of Nordvik event on December 20. Check out the details in a new trailer, showing off the three-week plan for the event.
The final Specialist will arrive in Season 4, which begins in early 2023 and features a new Battle Pass, map, and overhaul of Discarded.
Check out some of the new rewards that will be available to players in the new battle pass coming to Battlefield 2042 as part of its third season.
To go along with the launch of Season 3: Escalation, EA and DICE's multiplayer shooter will also become available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play subscribers.
The multiplayer first person shooter's third season will kick off later this month, on November 22.
The new season will reportedly add a new Specialist that uses an airburst rifle and the new map, "Spearhead," set in Sweden.
In its newest development update, DICE has revealed some of the details of the changes coming to Battlefield 2042 with the release of Season 3.
EA and DICE have confirmed that following the launch of Battlefield 2042's Season 3 in December, the shooter will become available via EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
