Federal Agencies Secretly Test Anthropic's AI Despite Trump Administration Ban 
Samsung Boosts DRAM Supply to Tesla as AI-Driven Memory Demand Surges 
Japan to Subsidize Sony's Image Sensor Plant in Kumamoto with $380 Million 
Elon Musk's Terafab Foundry Courts Top Chipmaking Giants for AI Self-Sufficiency Push 
Florida Investigates OpenAI and ChatGPT Over Alleged Role in FSU Shooting 
Apple Wins ITC Ruling, Keeping Blood-Oxygen Feature on Apple Watch 
OpenAI's $20 Billion Cerebras Deal Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Push 
TSMC Posts Record Q1 Profit Fueled by AI Chip Demand 
Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war 
Elon Musk Faces French Probe Over X and Grok Amid Rising U.S.-EU Tensions 
John Ternus Signals Apple’s Future with Product-First AI Strategy 
SpaceX Eyes $60B Cursor Deal to Boost AI Power Ahead of IPO 
Apple Stock Dips as Tim Cook Steps Down, John Ternus Named Next CEO 
SK Hynix to Invest $13 Billion in AI Chip Packaging Facility 
NiSource Signs Long-Term Energy Deals with Alphabet and Amazon to Power Indiana Data Centers 
Chinese Robotics Stocks React as Humanoid Robot Marathon Sparks Competition Concerns 
Players on Xbox were the first to get a chance to preload “Battlefield 2042” last week, and one lucky gamer accidentally got access to the game. Naturally, it led to the release of several details, including the list of weapons available at launch.
“Battlefield 2042” preload became available to Xbox players on Saturday, while PS4, PS5, and PC players will get the same option this Wednesday, Nov. 10. The early preload schedules were set in preparation for the free trial and early access perks, but it also appeared to have given someone immediate access to the full game.
Reddit user Aaronfrogger made several posts on the online platform with “Battlefield 2042” screenshots, revealing some crucial details about the game. The player shared a screen-captured weapons list, but it contained fewer items than most fans anticipated. There were only 22 weapons in the list, including two secondary guns, three submachine guns (SMG), three assault rifles, two light machine guns (LMG), three marksman weapons, three sniper rifles, and three utility weapons.
Since the screenshot was posted, several fans have commented on the variety of weapons in “Battlefield 2042.” Some fans have specifically pointed out how there are only two LMGs on the list. It also led to comparisons with “Battlefield 4,” which launched with more than 80 weapons in 2013.
DICE will likely add more weapons post-launch, possibly through DLCs or seasonal updates. But it is unclear if the list will expand shortly after “Battlefield 2042” launches this month.
There are speculations that the fewer weapons may be one of the effects of the game transitioning from a Class system to a Specialists system. In the latter, weapons are not locked based on the characters’ Class, giving “Battlefield 2042” players more ways to customize their weapon loadout.
Meanwhile, Aaronfrogger shared another screenshot that showed the lineup of “Battlefield 2042” Specialists. The 10 Specialists promised to launch with the game are in the picture. But two of them – Webster Mackay and Ji-Soo Paik – are greyed out and have lock icons on their thumbnails, leading fans to believe they may be locked or getting updates when the game arrives on Friday, Nov. 19.
