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The new popular multiplayer shooter game from Electronic Arts (EA) and Battlefield Studios Battlefield 6 may be over It is the best selling game of 2025 Xbox, PC and PS5but that hasn’t saved development teams from layoffs, according to a new report.
Monday morning IGN It said an “unknown number of individuals” had been cut from all four teams that work as part of the developer coalition that makes up Battlefield Studios. This means that employees of DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect and Motive Studios are all affected.
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Steam the measurements don’t say that whole story, of course, but in this case, the declining player count is the same as the community sentiment that EA and Battlefield Studios have done a relatively poor job with Battlefield 6’s live service support thus far. Some of Season 1’s additions were not well-liked, and while Season 2 was a big improvement, fans still complained that the content delivery speed was slower than it should have been.
New maps have been one of the biggest pain points, with many noting that Battlefield 6 only got two new maps in the same seasonal time frame, while previous games like Battlefield 4 got four. On top of that, the players also want it bigger maps that better showcase combined arms combat The battlefield is known by
Other points of contention include the persistent lack of a dedicated server browser for the game’s official servers, its painfully annoying progression system for unlocking weapons and attachments, and its network code, audio, and more. includes numerous problems related to (the developers say they are working on it).
EA calls the layoffs a “realignment” and says it’s part of a process to “better align our teams around what matters most to our community.” Recently, DICE producer Alexia Christofi he said The fact that Battlefield Studios is “a team of a certain size” limits its ability to make maps faster.
In this context, the layoffs come as a surprise, though they come as part of a broader effort to move more of Battlefield’s developers into mapmaking. Regardless, it’s still very unfortunate to see them, esp with how frequent layoffs have been in the gaming industry over the past few years. I hope everyone affected can find a new position as soon as possible.
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