PlayStation 5 - Entering the map's Weather Station building, when destroyed, has a rare chance to cause the lighting to severely flicker, which may cause a reaction in those with photosensitive conditions.Related: Battlefield 2042 Beta Changes: Everything Being Fixed For The Final Game All platforms - While playing Breakthrough, the B1 objective becomes unavailable as a spawn location when it is being contested by the enemy team.All platforms - If a player joins late in the round, the destruction state of the map's bridges may not be correctly synchronized.
Some may blur the lines, though, as issues such as 2042 having no scoreboard seem like more of an oversight than anything. The following lists will contain all the known issues for Battlefield 2042, and attempt to avoid critique of the game's design. Flickering was a common issue in Battlefield 2042's beta as well. Most of the others appear to be run-of-the-mill and will conceivably be resolved in the coming weeks, though more are likely to pop up as well. For instance, when playing on PS5, being inside the destroyed Weather Station on the Manifest map can cause the map's lighting to flicker erratically. The issues closest to qualifying as game-breaking may adversely affect those who are photosensitive. So far, there don't appear to be any game-breaking bugs in EA's list of known issues. Related: Battlefield 2042 Unable to Load Persistent Data Reason & Actions
There may be a day one patch that addresses some of the known issues, but many will persist after November 19, such as there is no voice chat in Battlefield 2042 at launch, which appears to be a feature knowingly delayed by DICE. Any longtime fans of the series won't be surprised at this, since rocky launch periods are something of a tradition for Battlefield games at this point. There are, however, a few bugs that might affect only a single platform. The developers at DICE are already aware of some of the issues as well, either from early reporting or internal testing, and are already working to fix some of the bugs.īattlefield 2042 is available on a myriad of platforms - PC, Xbox One, Series S, and X, and PlayStation 4 and 5 - and most of the issues are being experienced across the board. The game has fully embraced a live service model, promising to bring seasonal content, so ongoing support was already expected.
Battlefield 2042has just recently launched into early access, with its full release coming November 19, and there is already a handful of known issues and bugs that need ironing out.