Plenty of leaks and rumors confirmed the arrival of a new Battlefield game this year. So, finally, EA Sports and DICE have revealed the launch date of the Battlefield 2021 release date and time as well. A short clip has published on the official Battlefield Twitter account mentioning the launch date and time. The new game will drop on 9th June at 7 AM PDT or 4 PM CEST or 7:30 PM IST.
Among the leaks, some claim the new Battlefield will have a near-future setting like Battlefield 3 and 4. Besides a new battle royale mode may be enabled. Some leaked screenshots from an early reveal trailer showed Boston-Dynamics-style drones and robos are attacking a rocket launch pad.
This new game is co-developed by multiple teams like the EA DICE team in Stockholm, DICE LA, and Criterion Games. According to some rumors, the game may be a Day 1 Xbox Game Pass release.
The EX CEO, Andrew Wilson said about the game, I have a chance of seeing the work in progress last week and it is incredible. What the team has been able to do in the context of next-generation consoles and epic-scale battles, unbelievable player accounts, destruction in terms of those which is really incredible, and it’s a very innovative and creative mode for the future of the franchise. […] We’re really excited about Battlefield, everything I’ve seen in the game is spectacular. And I think it’s going to be an amazing relaunch of that franchise this year and will lead us into an incredible live service for the future.”