'Battlefield 5' Release Date, Gameplay, Review: Why Are Some Gamers Boycotting the Upcoming Installment?

"Battlefield 5" is slated for release on Nov. 20. Before trailers were dropped, fans of the franchise were excited for the next installment as EA promised them a historical representation of World War II.

However, when the trailers were finally revealed, they were littered with so many inaccuracies that a lot of gamers from the community were livid at what EA produced. One of the things that are quite glaring is the disabled female, whom gamers quickly hated after they saw the character. Players accused EA of pandering to the growing trend of political correctness that’s why it included this character in "Battlefield 5."

Females were generally absent from the World War II conflict and those present mostly served as nurses. Of course, females weren’t completely absent from the frontlines as France had some in their resistance forces. There were also British women pilots as well. Yet EA decided to include the character in “Battlefield 5” all the same and gave her a disability for good measure.

But there are others, as well. British commands were using Katanas. There were off-brand Tracers. And even a character looking like Kratos from “God of War” was incorporated into the “Battlefield 5” trailer.

One would only need to look at the disparity between the likes and dislikes of the clip to know how the community feels. Currently, the ratio is sitting at 60,000 likes and 100,000 dislikes, figures that should concern EA as it is possibly looking at another dud in its hands. If the developers of “Battlefield 5" proclaimed historical accuracy as one of the game’s pillars, then they should have been faithful to that promise.

Instead, they seemingly wanted to incorporate a lot of trends that are popular in today’s gaming community, thereby breaking a gamer’s immersion. And immersion is one of the major foundations of a successful game. So is “Battlefield 5" going to take a nosedive before it’s even released?

It would appear to be. According to investment firm Cowen Group, “Battlefield 5" pre-orders have been lackluster compared to other games that are soon to drop. However, it could still perform well after the game hits the shelves as pre-order numbers are not necessarily a concrete indication of a game’s sales performance, VG247 reported.

Still, there is little noise that “Battlefield” 5 is causing online. And if there is, most of which is criticizing the game, not praising it. There’s also the lack of GIFs that are floating around that feature snippets from the trailer, something that is correlated to how much the community loves an upcoming game.

Moreover, among the reasons that “Battlefield 5" took a hit came from a comment of the chief creative officer of EA, Patrick Soderlund. Following the backlash of the community after the trailer’s release, the CCO called those criticizing the game as “uneducated” and went on to add that they “either accept it or don’t buy the game.” Well, it looks like Soderlund got his wish as the gaming community has latched on to other soon-to-be-released franchises like “Red Dead Redemption 2” and “Shadow of the Tomb Raider.”