Battlefield V is Delayed by EA for Approximately One Month

Written by Brandon Hofer on August 30, 2018

News: You are going to have to wait a little bit longer before you can get your hands on DICE’s latest Battlefield title.

EA has just announced that Battlefield V is getting delay for approximately one month. Originally slated to be released on October 19, the new date is now on November 20. This delay is going to be used to add some polish and make sure that the game is ready to go when launched and that, hopefully, there won’t be any big issues once it is released.

On EA’s website they wrote a letter to the community regarding this delay. It is below in its entirety:

”Today, we’re announcing that Battlefield V will have a new launch date – November 20, 2018. I wanted to give you a little bit of insight into how we arrived at this new date.

Over the summer, we’ve had tens of thousands of players get their hands on the game during our Closed Alphas and at E3 and Gamescom – where we were honored to receive the awards for Best Multiplayer Game at both shows.

You have told us that you are seeing an increased focus on squad play come through, you are also feeling the difference in our revamped player movement and we are getting a lot of positive feedback for our improved weapons handling.

You’ve also spurred us to make some meaningful improvements to the core gameplay experience, including adjusting the gameplay tempo, improving soldier visibility and reducing player friction. You’ll see a lot of these reflected in our Open Beta that starts on September 6.

We believe we have one of the best Battlefield games ever on our hands. A game that will deliver on an emotional journey through the return of unseen single player War Stories, a deep multiplayer experience, Battle Royale, along with our new live service, Tides of War - a journey across multiple theaters of WW2 and designed to keep our community together.

With the Open Beta just around the corner, we are excited about the millions of you who will join us and experience the game. And we fully expect to see even more feedback coming our way.

And that’s why we’re moving our launch date. We’re going to take the time to continue to make some final adjustments to core gameplay and to ensure we really deliver on the potential of Tides of War.

We know moving the launch date means that we all have to wait a little longer. But we’re going to take our time to make sure we get it right.

Thank you for your continued passion and support. We can’t wait to see you on the battlefield in just a few days.”

What do you think about this delay? Personally speaking, I think it might work out better in the long run. Battlefield V was initially slated to be released one week after Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and one week before Red Dead Redemption 2, which was not a bright idea to begin with. I’m sure they are hopeful that with this new November 20th release date that both Call of Duty and Red Dead Redemption 2 will have been out for a little while at that point and, hopefully, it won’t affect Battlefield V too much.

Will you be participating in the beta beginning on September 6th? Is Battlefield V a day one purchase for you? Tell us what you think below.

source: EA