We discuss the upcoming EA game Battlefield V, where we talk about the setting, gameplay, microtransactions, and everything else we know so far. Podcast regulars Rishi Alwani and Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab.

Battlefield V and the future of EA games (1:00)

• The naming scheme
• Premium edition?
• Microtransactions
  • Pay to win vs cosmetic
• Yoddha: Indian war game
• Setting and gameplay
  • World War II
  • Single-player campaign
  • Co-op?
    • Why it’s making a bit of a comeback
    • A Way Out Is a New EA Originals Co-Op Game
• FIFA
  • Ultimate Team
  • EA’s cash cow
  • Much more intense microtransactions

Games we’ve been playing this week (21:33)

• Alto’s Odyssey
• Yakuza 0
• Life Is Strange: Before the Storm
• Yakuza 6
• Overwatch
• Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.