Why a Marvel Easter Egg in Battlefield 6 is More Likely…

EA's Battlefield franchise is set to make its long-awaited return after four years out of the spotlight. One of the most iconic first-person shooter franchises on the market today, the next Battlefield game should be getting its reveal sometime in the next few months. After the disappointing launch state of 2021’s entry, Battlefield 2042, the next game looks to make up for that with a fantastic, polished experience as soon as launch day hits.

For the next entry in the Battlefield series, EA has brought together four different development studios within its umbrella, colloquially referring to them as Battlefield Studios. This is a major change of pace from the franchise’s previous approach, as the past titles were primarily developed by DICE with some support work done by other teams. Now, four different development teams will be taking on the next game, and one team’s involvement in the single-player component of the game could lead to a surprising Marvel Easter egg.

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An Iron Man Easter Egg in Battlefield 6 Wouldn't Be Too Bizarre

Iron Man's Developer Is Working On Battlefield 6's Single-Player Component

A Marvel Easter egg appearing in the next Battlefield game may not be as unlikely as gamers might think. The upcoming Battlefield game will have its single-player component developed by Motive Studio, the team that recently created the 2023 remake of Dead Space. This will serve as the first time Motive Studio has worked on a Battlefield game, as its previous works were limited to 2017’s Star Wars Battlefront 2 and 2020’s Star Wars: Squadrons.

Alongside this new Battlefield project, Motive Studio has also been quietly developing a brand-new Iron Man game in collaboration with Marvel Games. This will be a third-person, single-player game that looks to carve out its own niche alongside the growing library of Marvel titles released over the past years. The game was announced in September 2022, shortly before the release of the Dead Space remake, but both EA and Motive Studio have been silent on its progress in the years since.

Iron Man Could Fly In During The Next Battlefield Game

Considering that Motive Studio is working on the new Iron Man game, it wouldn't be entirely out of the question for the development team to incorporate some kind of Iron Man Easter egg into the next Battlefield campaign. After all, the Battlefield franchise is known for incorporating some very memorable Easter eggs, such as the Megalodon in Battlefield 4 and the finger gun in Battlefield 5. Motive Studio can uphold the franchise’s tradition of offering players Easter egg hunts while also using this new game to build excitement for the Iron Man project.

If Motive Studio were to implement Iron Man into the Battlefield campaign, it could allow players to perform obscure steps and reward them by having the character fly in at random. Iron Man could even assist the player in a battle by blowing up tanks on the battlefield, and Motive could perhaps even include some kind of voice clip that would tie into the upcoming Iron Man game. Of course, Marvel would have to allow something like that, but it could be a great way for EA and Motive to create hype for this elusive title.

Battlefield 6 Will Arrive Before Motive Studio's Iron Man Game

After all, the next Battlefield game would most likely have to serve as promotion for Iron Man, and not the other way around. EA has recently confirmed that the next Battlefield game will launch sometime during the 2026 fiscal year (which would end on March 31, 2026), while the next Iron Man game does not have any confirmed release window narrowed down. As a result, it would make sense for Battlefield to integrate an Iron Man Easter egg, considering that the latter will probably take a longer time to hit the market.

Considering the Battlefield franchise’s penchant for Easter eggs, it wouldn't be too out of the ordinary to see an Iron Man Easter egg integrated into the campaign of the next Battlefield game. With Motive Studio hard at work on the upcoming Marvel title, the team could uphold the franchise’s tradition with some kind of reference to the upcoming game while the project cooks. If Iron Man takes a long time to develop, inserting such an Easter egg into the next Battlefield game could satiate the fans of both IPs.

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