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I guess we'll find out in the next few weeks.
Whether it's an excuse for veterans or a well thought mode, it's up for debate.
I like what I see in Portal, especially the detailed options.
And as far as I can see, the main game mode is not appealing to anyone other than Apex and Warzone loving peeps.
So let's see.
I still think that EA consider Portal as the cornerstone platform for all Battlefield games going forward in this franchise!
In principle you always have the Portal as the base, also for all future BF game releases. You simply just add more content, more BF variants to the Portal library.
And any special Portal server that grabs more attention than others will be copied by EA and moved across as a fixed server option in the core section. EA can then also on an ongoing basis add new stuff to the Portal area in incremental updates, while also discontinuing content that is no longer used much and phase it out...
Maps, time eras or fantasy universes, soldiers, skins., weapons, vehicles, gadgets. It all fits in and can be added or removed as they feel like.
Also reason why a longer while back, we expected this game simply to have been named BATTLEFIELD.
The mother of all !
But then the Battle Royal money-machines, like Apex Legend, Fortnite and PUBG distracted the focus and prioritization of EA Leadership in spring 2019... COD Warzone further made EA blink more than twice, EA changed course and the thing became BF2042 with Hazard Zone Specialists...