Battlefield 6 does look good at this point (EA)A reader struggles to be optimistic about Battlefield 6 and thinks EA has still not given up trying to turn the series into Call Of Duty.Ive been looking at all the leaked gameplay videos for Battlefield 6 this week with a mix of emotions. On the one hand they do look good but on the other hand Ive been here before. Being a Battlefield fan must be like being a Sonic the Hedgehog fan, where you get excited about a new game when its first shown, you get worried when you learn more, and then youre completely disappointed when it finally comes out. Before not learning your lesson and getting hyped for the next game anyway. The Sonic Cycle and the Battlefield Cycle are basically the same.Believe it or not, there was a time when Battlefield 2042 looked really good and I thought itd turn out well. Then the game came out and it was just a janky mess of random ideas shoved together with no care or thought. I think that was EA trying to get the game back to its mod roots, but it was so half-assed even they admitted it had been a failure within just weeks.Younger gamers probably dont think of Battlefield as being much of a fan game, or something that uses mods, but thats absolutely how it started. I still remember playing Desert Combat on my old PC, which was my whole introduction to fan mods, online gaming, and how different PC gaming can be to anything on consoles.Battlefield creator DICE were all about the community and using fan creations in the early days. Nowadays publishers use the word community when all they mean is people subscribed to their Twitter channel or something else easily controllable. But back in the day, when it was just Battlefield 1942, fans were stretching and twisting the game into whatever they wanted and DICE were right there egging them on.Then EA bought DICE and things have slowly been getting worse ever since. It wasnt obvious at first because Battlefield 2 and 3 were good, Bad Company too. There was less mods and it all felt more corporate but they still felt close enough to the original idea of what Battlefield 1942 was: a customisable war simulator that could do just about anything.It was Battlefield 3 that started to change things though and with 4 it became a lot more obvious what EA were doing: they were trying to change it into Call Of Duty. They realised they were two different games, and they knew the size and scale of Battlefield was a selling point, but they still wanted to bring Battlefield closer in style to Activisions games because, well Activisions games made more money.Of course, it didnt work. Trying to turn Battlefield into Call Of Duty is trying to pretend a steak and a hamburger are the same thing. Theyre similar, of course, and both are good in their own right, but you cant turn one into the other no matter how hard you try.EA didnt give up though. Like any publisher when they get an idea in their head (just think live service games) they just keep doing it again and again until either the fashion trend theyre trying to follow stops or they go under. Call Of Duty is still super successful, so I have no doubt that EAs ultimate goal is still to replace it and part of the plan for doing that is by making Battlefield more like it.That might not seem the angle at the moment but, like I said, Ive seen all this before. The original formula for Battlefield will never be as successful as Call Of Duty because its too complicated and doesnt work as well on consoles, so EA has to make it more like Call Of Duty to have a chance to succeed.I believe well see that as more of the game is revealed and when it comes out we understand exactly what it is. I mean, theyve got a whole separate developer working on the story campaign and what Battlefield fan has ever asked for that?More TrendingEA just dont get Battlefield. All they know is that its a military game thats popular and that if they just change it enough it can be super popular and upend Call Of Duty. That hasnt happened any time in the last two decades and I dont think it ever will. Sadly, I think it will take EA completely ruining the Battlefield name before they give up.By reader Lambda Officially, almost nothing has been revealed about the new game yet (EA)The readers features do not necessarily represent the views of GameCentral or Metro.You can submit your own 500 to 600-word reader feature at any time, which if used will be published in the next appropriate weekend slot. Just contact us at gamecentral@metro.co.uk or use our Submit Stuff page and you wont need to send an email.GameCentralSign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy