Official Battlefield Twitter Account Addresses Leaked Holiday Skins

A fistful of expected Battlefield 2042 leaks appeared connected societal media yesterday and, owed to their wintertime vacation theming, immoderate fans were upset. 

New skins are apt a invited summation to the online FPS, but immoderate fans connected the authoritative Battlefield 2042 subreddit voiced their interest that a “Father Winter” skin for 1 of the specialists was a measurement excessively acold – fans fearfulness these skins bespeak that 2042 volition caput successful the way of Call of Duty: Warzone, which includes skins from Saw, Donnie Darko, and different less-serious cosmetics. The interest amongst fans is that 2042 is simply a much superior shooter compared to Warzone wherever skins akin to “Father Winter” mightiness appear. You tin spot immoderate of the expected leaked skins below, courtesy of Battlefield Bulletin connected Twitter. 

Now, the official Battlefield Direct Communication Twitter account has addressed the leaks, citing that portion DICE does person immoderate holiday-themed skins prepared for 2042, not each of them would look in-game this vacation season. 

“Development for Live Service requires america to enactment months successful advance, and enables america to person options erstwhile we scope cardinal moments successful our archetypal year,” the Battlefield Direct Communication relationship wrote connected Twitter. “Today, we person different priorities, and truthful whilst we person the skins, we presently person nary plans to utilize each of them this holiday.” 

The mentation continues, citing that immoderate cosmetics person been created for “single clip usage successful peculiar Battlefield Portal modes to further heighten the phantasy successful peculiar events” and that passim 2042’s lifetime, players whitethorn “occasionally brushwood these mode locked cosmetics, which don’t interaction the remainder of the game.” 

This means it’s imaginable that leaked specialist skins specified arsenic “Father Winter” and different cosmetics specified arsenic vessel wraps and much mightiness conscionable look successful peculiar one-off Portal modes, alternatively than successful the modular 2042 experience. 

The Battlefield Direct Communication relationship utilized this thread connected Twitter to uncover immoderate upcoming limb skins arsenic well. 

“Separately, we’ll beryllium starting our play missions adjacent week wherever you’ll beryllium challenged to implicit objectives, and beryllium rewarded with caller skins. Once earned, you’ll summation caller items for your Collection and we’ll person caller skins disposable to unlock each week connected the roadworthy to Season One.” 

As you tin above, these skins aren’t holiday-themed and autumn much successful enactment with what you’d expect successful 2042. For much astir the game, cheque retired our thoughts connected it successful Game Informer’s Battlefield 2042 review and past work astir Battlefield 2042’s Update 3, which brings hundreds of fixes, changes, and improvements to the online FPS. Check retired this communicative astir however Respawn’s Vince Zampella has go the caller caput of Battlefield aft that. 

What bash you deliberation of this full debacle? Are skins similar Father Winter excessively acold oregon are they a invited summation to 2042 to you? Let america cognize successful the comments below!