Battlefield V Battle Royale Mode Could Possibly Be Free-to-Play
By Nicholas Barth ·
A new leak has suggested that the Battlefield V battle royale game mode could possibly be free-to-play for players if certain circumstances occur.
Battlefield V will be one of the latest video game titles to enter the highly popular battle royale genre as the newest entry in the popular first person shooter franchise will feature a battle royale game mode for players to experience.
Details regarding the battle royale game mode for the upcoming game have been very scare since it was first announced with only a small clip of gameplay footage at the end of the Rotterdam trailer that was shown at Gamescom 2018 showing what looked to be a wall of fire that acts as the mechanic that forces players to the same area of the map.
However, a new alleged leak has come by the way of an anonymous source who sent an email to the Giant Bombcast that EA is possibly looking to making the battle royale game mode for Battlefield V free in order to help drive up sales for the base game of Battefield V, as extra in-game features and items could be available for those who own the full game.
The source also explained in their email to the Giant Bombcast that a remastered version of Bad Company 2 could also be in the works as part of the Battlefield V package in order to add more incentive for players to purchase Battlefield V.
"For one, it could make it's battle royale mode free-to-play with bonuses for people who own Battlefield V to make up the revenue difference, but it is also considering including something huge as part of its post-release content that means to boost sales of Battlefield V propper. That would be a remastered version of Battlefield Bad Company 2 a la the Modern Warfare remaster that Activision bundled with Infinite Warfare."
However, as with any piece of unconfirmed information that has been leaked, the details regarding the battle royale game mode for Battlefield V being free-to-play or a remastered Bad Company 2 addition should be taken with a grain of salt and not treated as fact until they are confirmed by an official channel for Battlefield V.
With Battlefield V having to go up against the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and its battle royale game mode of Blackout in competition this year, it would not be too suprising to see EA and Dice look for unique ways in order to drive players towards playing their title.
(cover photo courtesy of EA)