The problem really started when all the game companies saw the money roll with GTA:V Online and wanted to achieve the same.
GTA:V Online was but a case of catching lightning in a bottle. Not even the ones who made it are having good odds of repeating this success in the future.
The initial Battlefield issue is that someone is pushing the games out of the door when they all need at least 6 more months of full time + full team development, 1 year in the case of 2042.
How do the decision makers expect to create a profitable live service if a lot of the less devoted players will abandon the title if it is not good enough at release.
2042 only now is about to almost get where it should had been at launch
