Battlefield 6 goes back to 64 players per match because 2042's 128-person matches "just didn't catch on," design director admits: "Look, we try stuff. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't"

Battlefield 6 multiplayer screenshot.

Battlefield 6 is right around the corner, and it sounds like the devs across Battlefield Studios have taken plenty of lessons from the last installment, 2042, when it came to shaping the upcoming FPS game – including which parts they wanted to ditch entirely.

In an interview with Edge magazine for issue 415, design director Shashank Uchil acknowledges the decision to bring the maximum number of players per match back down to 64, despite Battlefield 2042 allowing 128 to play at once. "Look, we try stuff. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It's as simple as that," he admits.