'Battlefield 5' Will Sort Of Have A Battle Royale Mode

EA and DICE pulled the curtain off of Battlefield 5 today, bringing the large-scale shooter back to World War 2 after its successful foray into World War 1. It looks, from what we've seen so far, like classic Battlefield with some new twists and the promise of continuing stories told over the course of several months, something made possible by the fact that the game will have no paid maps/modes. Unlike most World War 2 games, the developer wants to place the focus on some of the less well-known battles of the conflict -- most of what we saw today looked European, but there would always be room for the Pacific theater later. The most interesting part of the reveal was probably the new Combined Arms mode, a cooperative mode that places the player in a squad of 4 and complete various tasks before extracting: from what it sounds like, there's a risk/reward mechanic about whether to press on or extract, something that sounds a little like The Division's Dark Zone. There was a rumor that Battlefield 5 would have a battle royale mode to match Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, not to mention Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. That rumor turns out to be true and not true. If players manage to fight to a stalemate in the Grand Operations mode, it will trigger a final, fourth round called Final Stand, where resources are running low and soldiers are left with one clip, fighting until "the last man standing," in the words of the developer.