Battlefield V, or Battlefield 5 as some sites have taken to naming it, will be officially unveiled later this week – and in order to amp up enthusiasm, publisher EA has released a teensy snippet of footage to get you in the mood. You can watch all 10 seconds below:
While it doesn’t show much other than a grizzled pilot, the heads-up display at the top of the video appears to include the British Union Jack and the German Balkenkreuz, all but confirming that we’re looking at a World War II title here. The setting was of course rumoured some time ago, but this is official evidence that developer DICE will be turning back the clocks yet again.
The last thing we want clearing up is how you pronounce the title: is it Battlefield 5 – or is it actually Battlefield Vee? All will be revealed 1PM PT on 23rd May, when The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is set to showcase the shooter for the very first time.
[source youtube.com]
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It could be one of the stories 😂 there's been talk of them spanning different generations of war. Not necessarily the setting as a whole.
The developers are rubbing their hands with glee right now.
PC Gamer retweeted this calling it "Battlefield 5" and DICE responded with "V*" so...I would guess it's "vee" and that the "V" has a double-meaning! Probably V-Day from World War 2.
@smelly_jr INTERESTING.
The HUD is all-too-familiar too, so...I guess when they say "Battlefield will never be the same", they're not talking about a shake-up in the usual Conquest mode!
Well, c'mon...let's see that Battle Royale mode. We know you have it!
@thebakerswife I still think they shoulda just named it "BATTLEFIELD 2" despite there already being a Battlefield 2, just to drive home the WW2 setting!
Plus, it saves some bucks on buying the website domain name, since they already have it. $$$
Well I sure am more hyped for this than COD
@smelly_jr since there's a 1942, and 1943, I'd would have called it 1944
@RoyalD @smelly_jr They could have named it Battlefield:WWII
@Tasuki generic & used
If you go to the ps store another one of the battlefield 1 DLC is free today. Personally I’ve been downloading them as they appear free even though I don’t have the game, with the intention of picking the base game up cheap some day and having all the DLC.
I think they need to take a step up from COD and call it Battlefield: Boots on the ground, no wall jumping or any of that stuff promise (also no campaign).
@RogerRoger be 'that guy'. That's some seriously good knowledge you have there
Yeah I'm not convinced the entire game will be set during Ww2. Its definitely not 'all but confirmed'. The War stories from bf1 were a huge success. Look for more of the same this time around but spanning multiple wars.
@RogerRoger In that case I take it all back
If it spans multiple times/wars and has a decent length campaign, I might bite.
If it's all WW2 with a 5-hour campaign, I won't touch it even with someone else's bargepole.
this is going to crap all over cod
It's going to be a double meaning.
V is the Roman numeral for the number five and they will also play on Winston Churchill's famous WWII slogan 'V for Victory'.
I will bet a steak dinner on this.
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