Battlefield 2042 Petition Demanding Refunds Passes 50k Signatures

A petition that has been circulating online regarding Battlefield 2042 has now passed 50,000 signatures as upset players continue to demand refunds.

EA and DICE have received widespread criticism following what was a disastrous launch of their all-new first-person shooter, in what is the sixth mainline addition to the long-running series.

Players who pre-ordered the Ultimate Edition, which cost in excess of £100, were nothing short of furious with the game they were given in exchange for their hard-earned cash. A title riddled with bugs, glitches and in-game crashes.

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Even after countless patches that DICE tried to implement, the issues never went away with a ‘mouse bug’ being a prominent complaint among gamers.

With rumours circulating that Battlefield 2042 could even become a free-to-play game in the future, this has only infuriated fans of the series further who have gone one step further by signing this petition.

The petition (via Change.org) is urging EA, the publishers of Battlefield 2042, and DICE, the developers, to refund all players due to “false advertising.”

The respective organisations have been accused of not keeping promises that were made back in November 2021, when the game was launched, and have described the game as “unplayable” due to the countless issues that the game has.

At the time of writing, the petition has 62,000 signatures.

While they have yet to directly respond to the petition, EA recently addressed the woes of Battlefield 2042.

CEO Andrew Wilson openly admitted to the company’s investors that “the launch of Battlefield 2042 did not meet our expectations.”

Coming from the top of EA, that is a strong and scathing