Battlefield 5 Firestorm Battle Royale Won’t Launch Until Spring 2019
Battlefield 5 is set to release in about one month’s time, in mid-November. Several parts of the game will be coming post-launch, including vehicle customisation options and the fourth of the game’s four War Stories; The Last Tiger. One major gameplay mode coming post-launch is Firestorm, Battlefield’s new Battle Royale mode. The mode’s release date was unknown, but now DICE has said that players shouldn’t expect it before Spring 2019.
Battlefield 5 Firestorm Isn’t Going to Launch Until Early 2019
The announcement came via a new update on EA’s website, laying out the first look at the Tides of War; Battlefield 5’s post-launch release schedule. The schedule is divided into three chapters, each featuring a new content release. The Last Tiger is the first of the three, followed by the Combined Arms mode in January. Firestorm is the featured content of the third chapter of Tides of War, set to launch in March of 2019. This means that the Battlefield 5 Firestorm Battle Royale mode won’t launch until five months after the game’s release.
Chapter 3 of Tides of War is “Trial by Fire,” a clear reference to the Firestorm mode; “During spring,” explains DICE; “DICE and Criterion start the fire with Battlefield 5’s battle royale experience. Firestorm elevates the mode by bringing in the best of what Battlefield is known for. Mix a shrinking playing field with trademark Battlefield elements such as team play, powerful vehicles, and destruction, and you get many unique Battlefield moments coming your way.”
The Trial by Fire chapter will also see the release of three content updates alongside Firestorm. The first of these will be a new Greek map, set during the aerial invasion of Crete by Axis forces; “The Allied side is desperate to cling to the island under attack by the Axis,” says DICE; “attempting to break through the British defences air superiority and paratroops. This map brings all-out war defined by a power struggle between tank control versus air superiority.”