Shock layoffs hit Battlefield Studios despite recent success, incoming acquitision

In a move we certainly weren't expecting, EA has laid off an unknown number of staff across its Battlefield studios, citing a "realignment" as the core reason. This comes as a bit of a shock, especially since Battlefield 6 has now sold an estimated 20 million copies since launch last year. The initial launch saw the latest title in the series get a "mostly positive" review score on Steam and sell seven million copies in just three days. It's faced criticism since, including being accused of using AI and over-monetization of the title. Complaints got so bad that Season 2 had to be delayed to allow developers time to fix community-reported issues. Player numbers have fallen by over 90% since launch, which could certainly play some part in the layoffs, but for now, nothing is confirmed. We simply do not know how the active player base on console has changed, however. https://twitter.com/charlieintel/status/2031038635227963513?s=46&t=geukt2yKPCqEo1aPD5qOgA This is all less than a month after they released a new three-month roadmap for the game, featuring three new updates in three months. We only have eight days to go until Nightfall, the name of the February patch, is supposed to launch on March 17. So far, it appears as though the roadmap won't see any immediate changes. While EA is preparing to be acquired, there's no information on whether this has anything to do with the layoffs. We can only speculate, and rumors are that the layoffs have nothing to do with the acquisition. An EA spokesperson told IGN that "Battlefield remains one of our biggest priorities," despite the layoffs. They also said that they will continue to invest in the franchise. The post Shock layoffs hit Battlefield Studios despite recent success, incoming acquitision appeared first on Destructoid.

Mar 10, 2026 - 01:47

Shock layoffs hit Battlefield Studios despite recent success, incoming acquitision

In a move we certainly weren't expecting, EA has laid off an unknown number of staff across its Battlefield studios, citing a "realignment" as the core reason.

This comes as a bit of a shock, especially since Battlefield 6 has now sold an estimated 20 million copies since launch last year. The initial launch saw the latest title in the series get a "mostly positive" review score on Steam and sell seven million copies in just three days.

It's faced criticism since, including being accused of using AI and over-monetization of the title. Complaints got so bad that Season 2 had to be delayed to allow developers time to fix community-reported issues.

Player numbers have fallen by over 90% since launch, which could certainly play some part in the layoffs, but for now, nothing is confirmed. We simply do not know how the active player base on console has changed, however.

https://twitter.com/charlieintel/status/2031038635227963513?s=46&t=geukt2yKPCqEo1aPD5qOgA This is all less than a month after they released a new three-month roadmap for the game, featuring three new updates in three months. We only have eight days to go until Nightfall, the name of the February patch, is supposed to launch on March 17. So far, it appears as though the roadmap won't see any immediate changes.

While EA is preparing to be acquired, there's no information on whether this has anything to do with the layoffs. We can only speculate, and rumors are that the layoffs have nothing to do with the acquisition.

An EA spokesperson told IGN that "Battlefield remains one of our biggest priorities," despite the layoffs. They also said that they will continue to invest in the franchise.

The post Shock layoffs hit Battlefield Studios despite recent success, incoming acquitision appeared first on Destructoid.

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