When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks Battlefield 5 fans are counting down to the start of the open beta on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The Battlefield 5 beta is currently available to pre-order customers, Origin subscribers and EA Access subscribers. But the player count will further expand with the release of the open beta, which is available to all players, pre-order or not. The Battlefield 5 open beta has been given an September 6 release date and 9am UK start time on PS4, Xbox One and PC.<doc-sep>Fans eager to check out Battlefield V won't have to wait much longer, as EA has announced the game's open beta start date. Battlefield V's open beta is scheduled to start at the beginning of September, but those who pre-order or are members of Origin Access Premier, Origin Access Basic, or EA Access getting two whole days to play before everyone else. Battlefield V's open beta will kick off on September 4 for those who pre-order and/or are subscribers of EA's services, while everyone else will get access to it on September 6 on all platforms. The open beta will feature the new Rotterdam map for Conquest, as well as the Arctic Fjord map for both Conquest and Grand Operations. Pre-loading for the open beta starts on September 3. According to the press release, the Rotterdam map will put players in "a battle fought throughout the streets of Holland where the game's dynamic physicality and destruction will be on full display." Grand Operations makes its Battlefield V debut and is "a multiplayer experience across multiple maps and modes that takes players through a powerful narrative journey inspired by historical events," as stated in the press release. In addition to the new map and mode, a five-part Tides of War chapter--an ever-evolving journey through World War II featuring a new story every few months--will be available during the open beta, and those that complete it will receive an exclusive in-game Dog Tag when the game launches. EA DICE recently dropped a new trailer for Battlefield V ahead of Gamescom 2018. The trailer, called Devastation of Rotterdam, shows an amalgam of cutscenes and gameplay footage. Toward the end of the trailer, we get a potential tease of Battlefield V's new Battle Royale mode, which was announced during E3 2018. We expect to see more Battlefield V footage during Gamescom and hopefully learn more about this new Battle Royale mode. Nvidia also partnered with EA DICE and used Battlefield V to showcase the newly-announced RTX video cards. Those who pre-order Battlefield V will not only get early access to the open beta but will also be able to play the full game three days ahead of its release, on October 16. Origin Access Premier members on PC can play the full game on October 11, while Origin Access Basic members on PC and EA Access members on Xbox One get access to the Play First Trial on the same day. Battlefield V will be available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 19, 2018.<doc-sep>It looks like player anticipation for Battlefield 5, at least judging by its pre-order numbers, has not been great. Plenty of Battlefield fans will tell you that EA’s marketing push for Battlefield 5 thus far has been nearly non-existent. Since the reveal in May, EA only released a few seconds-worth of trailers at E3 the following month. If you’re not interested in raw gameplay footage, captured from the game’s E3 build and subsequent closed alpha tests, you won’t find much talk of Battlefield 5 online. No one is dissecting trailers or sharing GIFs of some of standout animations, a phase nearly every previous game has been through. This is likely one reason why the game’s pre-orders, according to investment firm Cowen Group, have been weak. This detail was revealed by Wall Street Journal reporter Sarah E. Needleman, who shared a snippet of her report on Twitter. According to Cowen, both Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and Red Dead Redemption 2 are performing better in pre-orders. The company said that, if this doesn’t change, the game could have a similar fate to Titanfall 2’s, whose release was sandwiched between Battlefield 1, and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare/Modern Warfare Remastered in 2016. Mat Piscatella, games industry analyst at the NPD Group, offers a different take. “Day one sales are less important today than they used to be in determining ultimate sales success,” Piscatella said on Twitter. “Pre-orders are only helpful in estimating day one [sales], and they’re not as helpful now as they used to be even for that. I wouldn’t put a lot of weight on pre-orders for forecasting in 2018.” This sentiment certainly rings true for several recent releases, most which didn’t have big pre-order numbers. Many big games today, especially those designed as a service intended to last for years, tend to have a longer tail as far sales. In-game spending also often offsets lower day one sales, which is another thing to consider. Maybe interest will jump back up when today’s anticipated Battlefield 5 gamescom trailer drops. Battlefield 5 is out October 19 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.<doc-sep>
According to a market report, investment analysts are concerned about the pre-order sales of EA’s Battlefield V, especially in comparison to both Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Analyst group Cowen described pre-orders as “weak,” and are especially concerned that the game may be this year’s Titanfall 2 – a great game that was practically ignored because it was sandwiched between two sales behemoths. The irony is that back in 2016, Battlefield 1 was one of those games – now the series finds itself in the same position. The report was posted on the Dow Jones Newswires, and picked up by Wall Street Journal writer Sarah Needleman on her Twitter. There was also concern around the departure of EA’s chief design officer (and former DICE CEO) Patrick Söderlund, as the announcement about his departure comes just two months before the release of Battlefield V. Söderlund was CEO of DICE for 10 years, and served as a high-level creative exec for EA in various roles for the last eight years. This report certainly comes at a bad time, since both Battlefield V and Black Ops 4 are battling it out in alpha and beta, respectively – with Battlefield’s latest alpha starting today. The Battlefield V open beta doesn’t start until September – which is also when the Black Ops 4 Blackout beta begins. Red Dead Redemption 2, on the other hand, doesn’t need anything like betas – but there still isn’t a PC version announced, so at least on PC Battlefield V is certain to get some sales.