If you enjoyed shooting your way through the Battlefield 4 achievements , we have some great news: EA views Battlefield 4 and its predecessor as the "pinnacle" of the series, and the next Battlefield is returning to a modern setting . Battlefield 2042 didn't find a spot on our list of the best Xbox first-person shooter games , but perhaps the upcoming game will have better luck. Battlefield is returning to what makes the series great: a modern setting and classes While EA has been pretty vague about its plans for its so-called "Battlefield universe," a recent IGN interview with the head of Respawn Entertainment and EA Studios general manager Vince Zampella has revealed some tidbits about the next mainline entry in the Battlefield series.

"I think we have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is and do that amazingly well, and then we'll see where it goes from there," Zampella said. "But I think for me, it's that peak of Battlefield-ness is in that Battlefield 3 and 4 days. So, I think it's nostalgic for players, for me, for the teams even.

Those are kind of the heyday...

although I would say 1942 also." Elsewhere in the interview, Zampella said," The core Battlefield players know what they want. They've been with us forever, they've been amazing supporters.

We need to earn their trust back and get them back on our side." Part of that is fleshing out the Battlefield experience. "It's expanding out and getting more players into the universe and seeing what we can do, so w.