Battlefield 6 was one of the biggest games to launch in 2025, heralded as a success for finally managing to go punch for punch against the juggernaut that is Call of Duty. It was held up as a true return to form for the Battlefield series, and that things could only get better from here on out, but just five months after launch, EA has decided to lay off staff from several Battlefield studios.
This is according to IGN, which has claimed that studios such as Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios have all been impacted. We don't know exactly how many people have been laid off just yet, but it's reported that affected individuals are being told that the layoffs come due to a "realignment" across the Battlefield studios. All of these studios are staying open, but a number of roles have been hit.
All of this comes despite Battlefield 6 doing ridiculous numbers for EA back when it first launched, having sold a whopping seven million copies in just a few days, and selling twice as many copies as its closest competitor — Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — in their respective opening weeks. On multiple...
