Battlefield 2042 rumoured to be delayed “by several weeks”

Rumours are swirling that Battlefield 2042 could be delayed. EA Dice’s futuristic shooter is currently due to release on October 11th, but normally credible sources online say they believe the game will be delayed – although perhaps not for long.

Venturebeat’s Jeff Grubb first tweeted about a rumoured delay earlier today, before reportedly mentioning via Discord that the game he was referring to was Battlefield 2042. DualShockers’ writer Tom Henderson then tweeted that the game would be “delayed by several weeks and not months.”

Both Grubb and Henderson have been correct about other leaks in the past, with Henderson correctly revealing information about the new Battlefield before it was announced. EA have declined to comment on the rumours.

Battlefield 2042’s open beta was originally scheduled to happen in September, although thus far no specific date has been set.

Brendan saw Battlefield 2042 back in July, and what he was shown was most interesting to me for the Battlefield Portal mode. It lets you mix-and-match units, vehicles and weapons from different eras of Battlefield into custom games, letting you pit – for example – a team of Bad Company 2 soldiers against a team of Battlefield 1942 soldiers. It sounds a laugh.