It’s another week, and the big video game releases of 2022 have finally started to roll out, kicking off withRainbow Six Extraction.With a big new game and lots of news to discuss, strap in for the first in what will be a long series of talk about the biggest games of the next few months.
First up,Respawn Entertainment is making threeStar Warsgames, or at least two while supporting a third. The first isJedi Fallen Order 2,the follow-up to 2019’s critically acclaimed game. Second on the list is an unnamedStar WarsFPS game, while the third is a strategy game in development at Bit Reactor.
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Next up,Battlefield 2042might make the jump to free-to-play, according to recent rumors. The information comes from Tom Henderson, who has correctly leaked information aboutBattlefieldin the past. While that doesn’t mean that the entire game will be free, there’s a chance that fans could seeBattlefield Portalgo free-to-play, or some other element ofBattlefield 2042.
Blizzard is making a survival game, an announcement that comes at an interesting time for the company. It feels like a reaction to the negative press that Activision Blizzard has received lately, in addition to the Microsoft Acquisition. Blizzard has revealed few details about the project, but it has confirmed that it will be set in a new universe.
Finally, an analyst is predicting that thePS5 will outsell the Xbox Series X 2-to-1this year, though the Switch is expected to take the number one slot. Xbox has had some major announcements this year, but PlayStation consoles have consistently outsold Xbox for years. It’s difficult to say whether there will be a power shift, but 2022 could see some interesting sales trends.
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