A new rumor has suggested that EA wants to turn Battlefield into an annual franchise in the vein of Call of Duty. However, this plan to see a new Battlefield game every year seemingly won't come into effect for some time yet.
Historically, the Battlefield franchise has always been less frequent than many of the other big players in the FPS genre, becoming even less frequent in recent years. Looking at every Battlefield game, there was a stint in the late 2000s and early 2010s when the series had tons of activity, but of late, the franchise has opted to take its time with new releases. There was a three-year gap between 2016's Battlefield 5 and 2021's Battlefield 2042, and the four-year gap between the latter and the upcoming Battlefield 6 is the longest break between mainline releases in the series since its 2002 inception.
However, it doesn't seem as though fans will see such a four-year gap again. As reported by Insider Gaming, a new video by industry analyst Michael Pachter has claimed that EA wants Battlefield to become an annual, just like Call of Duty. Pachter claims to have spoken to Battlefield...