The first trailer for Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone certainly seems to indicate that DICE was inspired by games like Escape From Tarkov. The new Battlefield 2042 mode is not a battle royale, but it will certainly draw comparisons to the genre through its survival-based tactical gameplay. Hazard Zone sees a handful of squads infiltrating maps to recover assets and extract them before enemy squads eliminate them.

EA and DICE have kept the specifics of Hazard Zone largely under wraps since revealing the game over the summer. Earlier this week, DICE finally began teasing the reveal of Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone with a cryptic new trailer. The teaser hinted at the dangers Hazard Zone will bring and suggested it will not be too similar to the more casual gameplay of the standard multiplayer in Battlefield 2042. The proper reveal trailer seems to indicate there's truth to that, as it looks to bring a level of intensity that will keep the pressure on players.

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DICE has released the first details and official trailer for Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone. The mode sees a handful of squads and AI battling over a bunch of crashed satellites with lucrative drives that must be secured and extracted from a high-stakes environment. All of the new details seem to confirm the leaks that suggested Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone is inspired by Escape From Tarkov. There's even a currency system that allows players to gear up before each match, not too dissimilar from the one in Tarkov.

The mode will feature 32 players (8 squads of 4) on current-gen and PC while last-gen will have 24 players (6 squads of 4) and will be played on all of the maps from standard multiplayer. Although battle royales are far more popular, there are probably several reasons why DICE tried to put a different spin on its third mode. For starters, Battlefield V's Firestorm mode didn't really impress anyone and was quickly overshadowed by Warzone and other competitors.

Similarly, DICE's decision to take inspiration from Escape from Tarkov for Hazard Zone allows it to have its own appeal. EA has one of the biggest battle royale titles in the form of Apex Legends and it would be unwise to publish two games that directly compete against each other. DICE also hasn't announced any plans to make Hazard Zone free-to-play, so it's hard to imagine a ton of people shelling out $70 exclusively for this mode, but it does help round out an otherwise pretty lucrative package.

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Battlefield 2042 will release on November 19, 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC.