Battlefield V looks amazing—and it won’t have paid season pass, map packs [Updated]

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EA and DICE's reveal event for Battlefield V concluded on Wednesday with a whopper of a "real-time" gameplay trailer-and an apparent about-face from the developer's previous microtransaction strategies.

The military shooter sequel will launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC on October 19, with pre-order and special-edition versions unlocking on October 16, while EA Access members (only on XB1/PC) get an even earlier crack on October 11. As long rumored, the game will revolve around World War II, and today's gameplay trailer, according to EA, is made entirely out of "pre-alpha game-engine footage representative of game experience."

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