It seems completely ridiculous to even be thinking about Battlefield 4 right now, seeing as Battlefield 3 is just a few short weeks from being released.<\/p>\n
However, in an industry where many publishers operate on a strict “tick-tock” development schedule, it’s not unusual for developers to already be thinking about their next step.<\/p>\n
After all, we know that Treyarch is already hard at work on next year’s Call of Duty iteration even though Modern Warfare 3 is only due out next month.<\/p>\n
EA and DICE do things a little differently though, as is evident by the 6 year waiting period between Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 3.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Metro<\/a> about the future of the Battlefield franchise, DICE’s Patrick Liu said “we’ll see what happens.”<\/p>\n “I would say that with Battlefield 3 the launch is just the beginning. Then we start updating the game, tweaking it, balancing it, releasing new content – both free content and paid content – and we’ll see what happens in the future with any potential Battlefield 4.”<\/p>\n “We certainly don’t have any plans for annualising the franchise,” continued Liu.<\/p>\n “We’re just one team doing this, we’re not going to let another studio work on the franchise. We’re not cranking out games like crazy ourselves, so we’ll see. I think one game at a time and we’ll see what happens.”<\/p>\n According to Liu, DICE has no immediate plans to bring back Bad Company, although it is “still alive and kicking somewhere.”<\/p>\n Battlefield 3 is out on 28 October and will be available on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.<\/p>\n Related articles: <\/strong>Ultimate Battlefield 3 simulator<\/a>
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