Home
Games
Games News
EA Lays Off Workers Across Battlefield Studios Despite Battlefield 6's 'Record Breaking Success'

EA Lays Off Workers Across Battlefield Studios Despite Battlefield 6's 'Record Breaking Success'

The layoffs impact Battlefield teams across Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios.

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 10 March 2026 12:18 IST

EA Lays Off Workers Across Battlefield Studios Despite Battlefield 6's 'Record Breaking Success'

Photo Credit: EA

Battlefield 6 launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X on October 10

Click Here to Add Gadgets360 As A Trusted Source

Highlights

The layoffs affect workers at Dice, Ripple Effect, Motive, and Criterion
EA said that the reorganisation was done to better align its teams
Battlefield 6 has struggled to retain its player base

Electronic Arts is laying off workers across its teams that worked on Battlefield 6, the best-selling game of 2025 in the US. Despite the game's “record-breaking success,” EA is cutting jobs at Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios, that together form Battlefield Studios. The number of developers impacted by the latest round of retrenchment at EA remains unclear.

Layoffs Hit Battlefield Studios

The layoffs across Battlefield teams were first reported by IGN Monday. In a statement to the publication, an EA spokesperson said the company was reorganising its Battlefield teams, even as the franchise remained one of its “biggest priorities.”

“We've made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our community. Battlefield remains one of our biggest priorities, and we're continuing to invest in the franchise, guided by player feedback and insights from Battlefield Labs,” the spokesperson told IGN.

Battlefield 6 Season 2 Delayed to February as EA Extends Season 1

EA did not specify the number of workers laid off across Battlefield Studios. All four studios working on Battlefield 6 and its post-launch support will remain operational, the report said.

Layoffs at Battlefield Studios come despite the massive success of Battlefield 6. The first-person shooter was reportedly the best-selling game of 2025 in US, beating rival Call of Duty. Battlefield 6 is estimated to have sold over 20 million copies.

Days after the Battlefield 6's launch in October 2025, EA called the game a “record breaking success” and confirmed it was one of the “biggest gaming and entertainment launches of the year.” The shooter had the biggest opening in Battlefield franchise history, selling over 7 million units in three days of launch.

Battlefield 6 Review: EA's Military Shooter Returns to Form

Despite its successful launch, Battlefield 6 has struggled to retain players in a competitive live service space. The game's launch saw over 700,000 concurrent players on Steam, but that number has dwindled in the months since. Misifiring post launch support and competition from live service shooters like Call of Duty and Arc Raiders has seen the average Steam concurrent player count of the game settle well below 100,000, as per SteamDB charts. While those player numbers are impressive for a smaller game, it likely falls far below EA's expectations for one of its core high-budget franchises.

In January, EA delayed the launch of Battlefield 6's Season 2 in order to further polish new content. The game's Season 2 update, featuring new maps, modes and multiple gameplay changes, launched on February 17, but did little to move the needle. Following the launch of the update, Battelfield 6's concurrent Steam player count peaked at just over 96,000.

Battlefield 6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Excellent and immersive multiplayer
Satisfying gunplay
Large-scale multiplayer modes
Robust performance
State of the art visuals

Bad
Underwhelming single-player campaign
Sluggish multiplayer progression
Lack of truly massive maps

Read detailed Electronic Arts Battlefield 6 review

Genre Shooter

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series Battlefield

PEGI Rating 18+

More Electronic Arts Games

Comments

Get your daily dose of tech news, reviews, and insights, in under 80 characters on Gadgets 360 Turbo. Connect with fellow tech lovers on our Forum. Follow us on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News for instant updates. Catch all the action on our YouTube channel.

Further reading: EA, Battlefield 6, Battlefield Studios, Dice, Ripple Effect, Criterion, Motive Studios, Electronic Arts

Manas Mitul

Email Manas Mitul

In his time as a journalist, Manas Mitul has written on a wide spectrum of beats including politics, culture and sports. He enjoys reading, walking around in museums and rewatching films. Talk to Manas about football and tennis, but maybe don’t bring up his video game backlog. More