'Battlefield 2042 disappoints,' EA CEO admits failure, with over 80,000 unpopular reviews

Launched in November 2021, Battlefield 2042 has received a lot of negative reviews due to the many bugs identified at the beginning of its release, and is frequently updated to improve the game. It is reported that EA CEO Andrew Wilson, the publisher of Battlefield 2042, said, 'Battlefield 2042 was disappointing,' admitting the failure of Battlefield 2042.

EA says Battlefield 2042'did not meet expectations' --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/1/22913193/ea-battlefield-2042-launch-expectations

Battlefield 2042 is an FPS game that allows a large-scale battle with up to 128 players, and in addition to the popularity of the Battlefield series, the battle with the largest number of people in the history of the series and the setting of the stage in the near future have attracted a lot of attention even before the release. Was collecting. However, when Battlefield 2042 was released in November 2021, bugs such as 'hovercraft running on the wall' and insufficient balance adjustment for each class were reported, and the game distribution platform Steam was released within one week. Many harsh opinions were received, such as the collection of over 30,000 unpopular reviews.

'Battlefield 2042' collects over 30,000 unpopular reviews and becomes one of the worst-reputed games in Steam history-GIGAZINE

EA has repeatedly delivered updates to improve Battlefield 2042, but its reputation hasn't improved at the time of writing, with 88,053 of the 123,218 reviews submitted to Steam being 'unpopular.' I'm evaluating it.

Meanwhile, at the financial results report meeting held by EA in the whirlpool on February 1, 2022 (Tuesday), CEO Wilson said, 'The release of Battlefield 2042 was disappointing.' Performance issues have become apparent. Some of the designs we adopted in Battlefield 2042 didn't resonate with the entire community, 'he said, acknowledging the failure of Battlefield 2042. 'We've been working from home for nearly two years to develop this game, and we've found that this has had a big impact in the end,' said Wilson, who said the pandemic transition to home work was Battlefield. Claims to have hindered the success of 2042.

EA had planned to announce the details of the 'Season 1' update in early 2022, but announced on February 1, 2022 that the delivery time of the 'Season 1' update will be postponed to early summer.

Battlefield Briefing-A Journey to Season 1
https://www.ea.com/ja-jp/games/battlefield/battlefield-2042/news/battlefield-briefing-the-journey-to-season-one