Electronic Arts is planning to release the next installment of its first-person shooter franchiseBattlefieldon next-generation consoles in the 2022 fiscal year according to EA’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen. The confirmation comes in prepared remarks fromEA’s 2020 third quarter fiscal earnings callby Jorgensen, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson, and Vice President of Investor Relations Chris Evendan that were released Thursday.
This newBattlefieldwill come alongsideFIFA 22andMadden NFL 22as major launches in the 2022 fiscal year, on top of other “new and ongoing live services and other titles.” This will follow the release of new content “across a broad range of genres” that will invest in Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X in the 2021 fiscal year; including four sports games, four games from older properties, four global releases of titles from smaller developers, and two new mobile games.
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Wilson said in his opening remarks that the success of many games includingStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,Apex Legends(which is moving forward with a mobile release),Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, and titles out of EA Sports have positioned the company to continue growing and expanding into Asia. With particular credit given toFallen OrderandApex Legends, EA has “generated record operating cash flow,” a net revenue of $1.593 billion, over the last year according to Jorgensen.
Other big takeaways from the call include the fact thatMadden NFL 20is the best performing game in its series' 30-year history, that live services are expected to be a primary growth driver in the 2021 fiscal year, and that the company will have four esports franchises in the coming year. Wilson also says they will be approaching next-generation consoles “with some of our top titles,” though it’s currently believed thePS5 will have more of its own exclusive titlesat launch.
Not much was said about the next-generationBattlefield. However during the call’s Q&A, Wilson responded to a comment about the title saying he expects thatDICE LA’s new lead Vince Zampellaand David Rota, the head of their European studios, are “having a really strong impact” and their teams will “do some pretty amazing things.”
Thanks to the success of games likeStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, EA is clearly feeling ambitious about its future plans. Fans of its many properties will just have to wait and see how the company delivers on these ambitions once the PS5 and Xbox Series X hit shelves.
A newBattlefieldwill be released in the 2022 fiscal year.
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