Battlefield 5’s Battle Royale Mode Is About To Be Released

Battlefield 5 released to little fanfare in November last year. Despite having a fair bit of hype behind it, the game didn’t sell as many units as EA DICE had hoped for, and although it promised a battle royale mode, it wouldn’t be coming until four months after the game launched.

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Well, that battle royale mode is on the horizon, and even though we don’t have a solid date for its release, we do know that it’s nearly here thanks to Reddit [via GamesRadar].

The battle royale mode, known as Firestorm, has been making an appearance in Battlefield 5‘s Daily Orders, the challenges you complete online for rewards and extra XP.

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The Firestorm Daily Order asks players to score 500 points in a match…except Firestorm isn’t actually available to play yet.

Still, it must mean it’s coming soon? Right?

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Unfortunately it might be too little, too late for fans of the battle royale genre. As fun as a battle royale can be, it’s now a seriously over-saturated market, and unless DICE is prepared to try and take on the current BR behemoth that is Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends, it might be a losing battle for Battlefield 5.

Are you excited for Firestorm, or should this mode have been available from day one and not four months later?

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