Speaking to employees during an internal "town hall" meeting, an EA executive reportedly attributed some of Battlefield 2042's negative reception to the surprise launch of Halo Infinite's free-to-play multiplayer, which dropped on Steam at around the same time. Xfire's account of the meeting states that EA acknowledged several reasons for BF2042's struggles, but the notion that the company might have attributed Battlefield 2042's shortcomings to Halo's success quickly became the subject of repudiation and internet mockery... Read more.
