Battlefield 2042 Has Been Officially Delayed, Is Still Clinging to a 2022 Date

Update: EA and Die have confirmed that Battlefield 2042 has been delayed due to "unforseen challenges." The game is now coming out on November 19, and new info on the open beta will exist coming "later this month."

An update from the Battleground team pic.twitter.com/gaKbhjNd64

— DICE (@EA_DICE) September xv, 2021

Original story: Numerous holiday 2021 titles accept already been delayed, just thus far, the 3 big tentpoles – Battlefield 2042, Phone call of Duty: Vanguard, and Halo Infinite – take held strong. Well, that may be nearly to change. Final evening a number of well-known leakers chimed in, all proverb they're heard Battlefield 2042 will be the latest game to be bit by the delay bug.

As is often the case, this was all kicked off past Jeff Grubb, who hinted some other major delay was coming down the pipe. He would later ostend on his Discord that it was Battlefield 2042.

Welcome to delay season. More than delays coming this week.

— Jeff Grubb (@JeffGrubb) September 15, 2021

Other insiders, including Shpeshal Nick/Ed and Dealer are too claiming they've heard about a delay, although it was Tom Henderson who really clinched it. Henderson has equally solid a runway tape as y'all can go when information technology comes to Battleground 2042, and co-ordinate to him, the delay is happening, although it may not exist quite as bad as some are hinting.

#BATTLEFIELD2042 Delay Update:

To exist delayed by several weeks and not months which conflicts with the other rumors, simply it'due south what I've heard.

Late Nov 2021 is currently flying around.

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) September 15, 2021

It likewise seems like all of this is an unfolding thing right now internally - But we volition definitely hear what's upwardly past the end of the week. Dates are horrible to tweet about because they can alter and so easily, but this is what I've heard.

— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) September xv, 2021

Of course, have this with a grain of salt for now until EA and Die confirm a delay. That said, it'southward rare to see this much fume without some sort of fire behind it. Hopefully, nosotros'll learn the fate of Battlefield 2042 before the end of this calendar week.

Battlefield 2042 launches on PC, Xbox Ane, Xbox Series 10/S, PS4, and PS5 on November 19.