DICE has published a new video where it talks about the development of Battlefield 2042, a game that since its launch is under reconstruction and receiving news through seasons. The team has communicated various news, including the content of Season 3 and the upcoming arrival of the game to the catalog of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play. In addition, the studio has announced free-to-play periods on all platforms and revealed that it is already working on season 4, which will be available in 2023.
Battlefield 2042 Season 3 doesn’t have a release date yet, but DICE teases it will add a new Specialist, a new map “in a location we’ve always wanted to include,” reworks to the Manifest and Rupture maps, and new armory gear. . For its part, the Weapons Vault will increase its selection of LMGs with the XM8 from Bad Company 2 and the A-91 from Battlefield 3. Season 3 will be accompanied by a new Battle Pass and additional Portal content, as well as new events and the usual list of tweaks, changes, quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Starting in early 2023 and as part of Season 3, Battlefield 2042 will be redesigning the Specialist system. “[…] We are committed to bringing classes back into the game and putting our specialists into defined roles that allow them access to a specific set of gadgets and loadouts that suit their role on the battlefield,” explains DICE. Beyond this update we have Season 4, which is currently in pre-production. “Our work on Battlefield 2042 is not done,” says the Swedish team.
Regarding the debut of Battlefield 2042 on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play, there is no date yet, but we know that it will be from season 3. Rumors say that the new season will start on November 22. On the other hand we have the free trial. Players who log in during these periods will earn a Battlefield 2042 Welcome Pack, which includes a collection of new cosmetics as well as instant access to Season 1 and Season 2 Specialists. There will be 15 maps available, as well as 100 weapons and gadgets. and more than 40 vehicles in six game modes
The schedule for free trials depending on the platform is as follows:
Xbox: from December 1 at 9:01 p.m. until December 4 at 8:59 a.m. Steam: from December 1 at 7:00 p.m. until December 5 at 7:00 p.m. PlayStation: from December 16 at 5:00 p.m. until December 23 at 5:00 p.m.
