Electronic Arts narrows down the release date for the next installment of the legendary Battlefield series, and it may come sooner than expected.

The new Battlefield is expected to be the biggest BF ever created by Electronic Arts. The next Battlefield will be released before April 1, 2026, Electronic Arts assures in its latest financial summary. Related: Battlefield 7 tests attract many players. Some of them are asking whether it's worth it

EA CEO Andrew Wilson mentions "Apex 2.0," though he confirms players shouldn't expect it out before the new Battlefield game.

However, don’t expect “Apex 2.0” to arrive anytime soon. Wilson confirmed that the “more major update” will only be launched after the next Battlefield game, likely to keep both of the publisher’s shooters from cannibalising each other in terms of retaining players. As EA puts it, “we probably wouldn't drop that on top of a Battlefield launch.”

Months after ruling out Apex Legends 2 as a possibility, publisher EA now says that Apex 2.0 is planned to exist in the long-term future. EA CEO Andrew Wilson confirmed as much via the company's most recent Q&A fiscal call when asked about the battle royale game's supposed underperformance.

As Respawn’s battle royale Apex Legends nears its sixth birthday, EA has said it’s failing to do the business for the company, and outlined plans for what it called Apex Legends 2.0. Speaking in a financial call on its third quarter results,