'I Don't Think It Needs Nicki Minaj': As Call of Duty Skins Become Stupid, Battlefield 6 Will Stay 'Grounded'

“Speaking to DBLTAP, design director Shashank Uchil said Battlefield 6 will stay grounded and emulate Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. "I don’t think it needs Nicki Minaj. Let’s keep it real, keep it grounded." Then, in conversation with Video Gamer, UX director Alan Pimm explained the package is all about "gritty realism" when discussing character appearances.“

It’s always interesting when game studios actually have the guts to call out their competition😂😂😂
We shall see if they stay true to their words though 👀

I just wish games had an option to turn off skins so I don't see them. That way people can use them but if you don't want to see them in your game is just shows default.

Oh yawn look at us the "good guys" pee off EA.

@Lavishturtle I mean, this is not the worst idea, Halo even does that in MCC, but this does not kinda miss the point? I mean, people buy skins(especially in first person) primarily to be seen or show off like that, it would kill one of the main reasons why you have character customization in your game.

Makes sense, its a completely different game and has never been 'arcadey' like Call of Duty or fortnite. Dice has always attempted to create a 'realistic' look in their games and got absolutely trashed for trying to be 'inclusive' during BF5 trailer, let alone doing any, lets say colourful and/or out-of-place for any soldier to be fighting in that setting in 'reality' which is why Dice don't go there, or shouldn't...

CoD has always been arcadey and ever since they found a way to sell Cosmetics, they have and some were definitely out of place, but its now become so that everyone is 'outrageous' and its 'normalised'. It makes them easier to spot in most cases - stand out across great distances in warzone if you can Snipe.

Point is Battlefield has its own style and Game-play that separates it from other FPS games. Its Large battle 32 vs 32, multiple Squads vs Multiple Squads in Combined Arms warfare on Large scale maps, Cod is just Squad vs Squad in fast paced gun on gun combat with rewards for going on streaks, much more arcade or Action-film Stuntman style special effects assisted movement and gun-play - if you've seen it in a movie, you can probably get a kill like that in CoD sliding or diving any direction....

Some would say CoD is all just running around like headless chickens shooting each other with no tactics or squad dynamics, relying on them for revives, ammo, meds, repairs etc, far more strategy and awareness required etc etc. They can be so different to play that some FPS fans like one but not the other - depending on whether they prefer the more sim/serious tone games or the fun/more arcade/arena style shooters. CoD fanboys will still buy, play and enjoy CoD, BF fanboys will still buy BF and some FPS fans will buy/play both...

I don't know about that. These more silly skins is part of a strategy they implement after some time to branch out to a different target audience than the more "hardcore" shooter fans they need at launch.

If the game is a success, expect to see pink camo uniforms and clown wigs eventually.

Wish they would put players with cartoon skins on dedicated servers, although they do stick out like a sore thumb making them deservedly easier to spot and shoot, enjoyably so.

Good. COD has completely abandoned its identity.

If I can’t play as Bananaman then #notmybattlefield

One thing that makes me more mad about all these dumb skins that I don't want is making games like Cod considerably larger of a download. Its not so bad with Fortnite because the graphical style doesn't demand as much but for Cod its hard to have on console without extended storage or being a diehard fan

Got to sell those skins. If you don’t how can you possibly survive?

I'm interested. Getting bf3 vibes, and that was good times.

They had better drop the cringe emotes too. Battlefield back to its roots shouldn't have its soldiers dancing and making stupid noises - I do not know why they ever thought that we would.

Want realism then play Arma. Has been grounded since its inception as “operation flashpoint.” Battlefield is arcade simulation like COD. Console gamers don’t really want an Arma.

One of the many reasons I stopped playing CoD was all the silly rainbow bright skins and I'm glad I've not suffered the horror that's the beaver and butthole atrocity. I've always favored the BF games over CoD but I found them harder to enjoy after BF4. The last entry was really good fun for a while but I just fell out of love with fps games as a whole and most of the reason was mainly down to the fortniteification of them. Roll on delta force.

I've seen what Nikki Minaj looks like, I'm pretty sure she doesn't look like that.

„No, I don’t want the shoes of influncer XY like everyone else in my class. It’s not because I can’t afford them, no, no. I just prefer gritty realism.“

I wouldnt say battlefield is realistic as last nights long play just looked like pure chaos from what i watched but as far as keeping rediculous "celebrity" likeness out of it im all for it. As long as they dont add any pay to win mechanics in to the game and it aligns up to BF3 and 4, which it certainly looked to do, then i will probably get it. They can add all the other monetization they want, i dont buy it anyway. Ive always liked BF more than COD but tapped out after 4.

Thank god, keep that cringe tik tok kiddo garbage out of it.

Good. I dont need celebs nor cartoon characters in "grounded" shooters. Leave that to fortnite. I dont mind color skins on weapons aslong as they arent glowing animated and just plain unrealistic. If you keep the aesthetic grounded then extend that to the weapons too.

Call of Booty

No I wouldn't say battlefield will have that bs!
The skins are pointless to be honest it's not a 3rd person game you never really see it on yourself and most of the special skins make you stand out and easier to shoot!
Stupid things really!

Tempted to give this a go since COD MP is just pants at this stage.

These games are so tiring, battle pass, skins blah blah blah its all the same garbage and it just never ends does it. How can people get excited for a game that has been released dozens of times before. These games are just like fifa, same thing every time, slightly different look.

And also just to the point. If anyone is actually buying that they won't release these kinds of skins a few months after launch then I feel sorry for you, for you are truly lost.

I’d argue that nobody needs Nicki Minaj. She’s not exactly pleasant.
I used to dip my toe into CoD now and again but since the Cold War campaign I’ve seen nothing that makes me want to come back. The Beavis and Butthead thing was hugely off putting.

COD continues to make/sell skins because they’re a cash cow. If people didn’t want/buy them I don’t think they’d continue churning them out at an increased rate. I don’t think they’re that big of a deal but I also don’t want Fortnite. I do believe it’s a loud minority that the skin issue applies to.

Microsoft have to make back as much money as possible yet the money spent on these would be huge so their not making much

If there is one game recently that reminds me how old I am getting it is call of duty which is baffling.

I don't think there is anything more ridiculous than these type of skins, and to my mind they completely destroy the immersion in the game...

Well I’m much more interested in battlefield this year than cod put it that way!

Call of trash that's why i always prefer battlefield even if the game sells less i want a realistic war game not some cosplay showcase disguise as war game

As much as i like how it sounds im not going to preoder this. BF has to many terrible releases.

@BAMozzy They can make females in the game just dont talk back to the antiwoke crew. It's all frustrated little boys who want to feel special.

@GASEOUS Well they can show it off to the people who want to see it.

@RoliePolie91 Nicky wont be for free either so they have to pay anyway.

@Flaming_Kaiser I know they can - but my point stands that they had major Backlash for using Females and Disabled characters front and centre of their 'Historic' world war based game. Those Characters, despite looking and dressed in period correct outfits.

Black Ops 2 had some outrageous Animated Camos for weapons that no Soldier would want to take as it draws attention to them, their position and makes them an easier target. But back then, Characters were generic and not customisable - just the weapons and reticles but soon expanded as technology and resources grew - as well as their 'greed' for additional ways to monetise. By the time we got to Infinite Warfare, random Lootboxes and never selling complete sets of Crazy cosmetics had taken over but they still had wacky Cosmetics. Battlefield really hasn't so it really would be a dramatic change if they did where as CoD, it would be a dramatic change after more than a decade if they stopped...

COD is trash now. Amazing how badly a company can destroy a franchise. I would say good for EA for listening to gamers, but not sure they listened really, more like they'd have to be deaf to not hear it. Honestly 64 player multiplayer is a little dated. ARMA Reforger has 128, and is much more "realistic", but of course is plagued with stability issues. It is prophesized that one day the perfect game will come along, but alas, that day is still not here, nor in sight.

COD has become a parody of a parody. Though it'll take something truly special to make BF cool again.

I can certainly get behind a return to form for Battlefield! Battlefield 4 was the peak of the series for me.

Hahaha spoken like a true politician. The people holding the purse strings will be having the final say.

We don't need Nicki Minaj in Battlefield but Taylor Swift would be cool. I'm a Swiftie!