Battlefield 2042 har sløjfet singleplayer-kampagnen, og ønsker tydeligvis at fastholde spillernes interesse længere via inklusionen af Battlefield Portal. Men betyder det at man skal tænke på spillet som en Live Service? Ja, det mener EA CEO Andrew Wilson, for selvom han synes at det giver mening at udgive et nyt spil i serien hver andet år, så er det, i hans øjne, en tjeneste.
Det sagde han i deres seneste kvartalsmøde (via VGC):
"I think that is our orientation but more importantly I think you should think about Battlefield as a service. You know, what we're doing for the launch of this game is really revolutionising and reinventing what all our epic scale warfare is in the context of gameplay. You should understand that this really forms the foundation of what we believe the future of live service around Battlefield is, which over time will include a mobile launch, will include some free to enter components, and really change the nature of what happens from launch to launch."
Derudover siger Wilson, at de primært fokuserer på "engagement" i forhold til deres titlers succes.
