Battlefield 4 handles environmental destruction better than just about any other game before it and since, with even Battlefield 2042 failing to capture the spectacle of a collapsing skyscraper or bursting a dam, flooding the map in the way that Battlefield 4 did.
While Battlefield 4 was not the first (nor the last) Battlefield title to allow for elemental destruction when considering the limitations of 8th-generation hardware, what DICE could accomplish without the aid of powerful local or server-based resources is nothing short of miraculous.
Image credit Battlefield 4 - Published by Electronic Arts and developed by Dice.
At launch, Battlefield 4 was a buggy mess, and while DICE worked tirelessly to address the most pressing issues, over a year later, when Battlefield Hardline launched, Battlefield 4 was still a mess, widely regarded by the gaming community as being one of the least optimised titles of all time.
This would only begin to change in earnest during Battlefield 4’s second year of life, with a series of updates vastly improving game performance, resulting in a wave of goodwill that continues today.
Because of these updates, Battlefield 4 enjoys the benefits of a small but active community on all platforms nine years after release, something that is relatively unheard of in the genre, with only a few first-person shooters able to maintain stable matchmaking for more than two years.
Image credit Battlefield 4 - Published by Electronic Arts and developed by Dice.
Battlefield 4 is a first person shooter video game developed by Dice and published by Electronic Arts, it was released on 29 October 2013 and retails for $39.99.
Battlefield 4 is available on the following platforms: PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Battlefield IV is no longer in active development, and the developers have moved on to other projects.
As of January 2024, around 50,000 people play Battlefield 4 on a fairly regular basis.
Battlefield 4 is fairly active, meaning that matchmaking is stable for much of the day in populated regions and viable in less populated regions, even though wait times are considerably longer.
Please note that while the PC community is fairly active, the Xbox community is far smaller than both the PC and PlayStation communities, and outside of peak NA/EU play times, finding active servers is very difficult and, at times, entirely impossible.
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Battlefield IV offers the following matchmaking options:
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Battlefield IV is rated PEGI 18+ and contains the following:
Despite a shaky start, Battlefield 4 became one of the most beloved titles in the franchise’s history. It is still worth playing in 2024, despite its diminished player base and lack of 9th-generation optimisation.
