User blog:Awyman13/Analyst: Battlefield 5 Moving to 2016

Analysts at Stern Agee believe EA will push back the release of Battlefield 5 to 2016. The wording is a little strange, since EA hasn't made any official announcement about Battlefield 5.

The firm gives three reasons for this belief. First, EA may want to avoid franchise fatigue. Battlefield Hardline, the cops and robbers spinoff, is out in March 2015.

Second, EA is apparently feeling very confident about the release of its other shooter, Star Wars Battlefront. A year and a half ago, EA said it was targeting a Summer 2015 release for Battlefront. It is unclear whether or not that is still the timeline, but fans should be happy to hear of EA's confidence.

Finally, Stern Agee thinks EA simply wants to spend more time developing Battlefield 5. Battlefield 4 was infamously plagued with technical problems.

-- 23:28, October 27, 2014 (UTC)