Battlefield 2 Due In June, Next-Gen Modern Combat Confirmed For '05

KingFishKingFish
edited March 2005 in Science & Tech
According to financial reports, Battlefield 2 has a firmer release date of June '05. Battlefield: Modern Combat is slated to have a release date for the consoles sometime in 2005.
Throughout history, major military offensives have seen their launch dates in constant flux. Such was the case with Battlefield 2, one the most anticipated military games of 2005. Originally set for a "Spring 2005" release, the game was moved to a March release date last year, just before slipping back to its original second quarter window.

Now it seems the game is getting a more concrete release date. In the annual earnings report it released today, Battlefield 2 developer Digital Illusions CE (DICE) revealed that its flagship shooter won't hit PCs until the end of the second quarter. "The release date of Battlefield 2 has now been set to June 2005," read the company's financial report, which did not list a specific date. "This implies that Digital Illusions will not be making any game releases in the first quarter of the current year."

Besides the Battlefield 2 information, DICE's earnings report made official what its release schedule accidentally revealed last November: that Battlefield: Modern Combat will be released for the next-generation Xbox in 2005. "At least two game releases are planned for 2005--Battlefield 2 for PC and Battlefield Modern Combat for Xbox, Playstation 2 and Microsoft's forthcoming platform," read the report.

The new date further solidifies the near-industry-wide assumption that the Xbox Next (aka the Xbox 360, aka the NexTbox) will be released this year. However, Microsoft still has issued no official comment on its next-gen plans, meaning it views any third-party statement--no matter how official--as speculation. And, as a corporate spokesperson helpfully reminded GameSpot, "Microsoft does not comment on rumors or speculation."
Source: GameSpot

Comments

  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Hope it's not crap. Hope its not crap. Hope it's not crap.
  • CyrixInsteadCyrixInstead Stoke-on-Trent, England Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Me too. Me too. Me too.

    ~Cyrix
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    EA already began screwing it up by having you to buy one of their servers to get stats, though I am unsure if this effects your ability to get new weapons on normal servers.
  • Dirty l3um
    edited March 2005
    lol ya i hope this game doesnt suck because ive been anticipating its release for over quite some time now, and if it sucks im gonna be one ticked off hombre!!!!
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