‘Battlefield 5’ Release Date & News: Title Delayed by a Month, Likely to Increase Chances of Good Sales

EA’s “Battlefield 5” is in an interesting place right now, with the game expected to be a major disappointment already even though it hasn’t even been released yet. This is why the recent announcement that the title’s release will be pushed back by a month has sparked speculations about its sales expectations. The developers claim that the delay is to fine-tune the game some more, but some argue that it’s to avoid competition.

“Battlefield 5” was supposed to be released on Oct. 19, which would have placed it smack dab in between the launch of “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” and “Red Dead Redemption 2.” This has since been pushed to Nov. 20, Oskar Gabrielson, developer general Manager at DICE, announced in a recent blog post. The reason given is that some more work needs to be done with regards to the game.

"We're going to take the time to continue to make some final adjustments to core gameplay, and to ensure we really deliver on the potential of Tides of War," the blog post reads.

As Eurogamer points out, however, there have been recent reports that the preorders for “Battlefield 5” are below EA’s expectations. This immediately puts this particular development in a suspicious light, given how huge both “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” and “Red Dead Redemption 2’s” releases are going to be.

By delaying the launch date of “Battlefield 5,” DICE might have just increased the chances of gamers purchasing the FPS. Its original release date simply made the competition far too fierce and EA might not have been confident with the chances of its upcoming shooter. The preorder numbers clearly show that gamers already have an issue with it.

It would seem that the Sept. 6 open beta for “Battlefield 5” is still opening as scheduled, however. So fans can at least look forward to that.