cormack12
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Source: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/7775...-up-for-battlefield-6-next-gen-games/amp.html
EA is spending more on research and development as it ramps up big next-gen projects from Battlefield 6 to Star Wars.
EA's latest third quarter financials show a clear trend: R&D spending has been climbing quarter-over-quarter for some time. EA spent $451 million in R&D on the back of $1.6 billion in net revenues. The more money EA makes, the more comfortable it is investing in future titles.
So what is EA spending the money on? It's currently funding its experimental SEED division, which is focused on new and fledgling next-gen technologies like machine learning, AI, and other advanced tech like ray tracing on consoles and PC. EA is also planning a game streaming service called Project Atlas.
SEED should directly fold into DICE's powerful Frostbite engine [..] also leverage advanced new features like high-end perf targets and unscripted real-time physics destruction in games like Battlefield 6.
Projects EA is currently working on
The Sims 5
Battlefield 6
Dragon Age 4
Mass Effect 4
New FIFA/Madden games
Multiple new Star Wars games
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order 2
EA is spending more on research and development as it ramps up big next-gen projects from Battlefield 6 to Star Wars.
EA's latest third quarter financials show a clear trend: R&D spending has been climbing quarter-over-quarter for some time. EA spent $451 million in R&D on the back of $1.6 billion in net revenues. The more money EA makes, the more comfortable it is investing in future titles.
So what is EA spending the money on? It's currently funding its experimental SEED division, which is focused on new and fledgling next-gen technologies like machine learning, AI, and other advanced tech like ray tracing on consoles and PC. EA is also planning a game streaming service called Project Atlas.
SEED should directly fold into DICE's powerful Frostbite engine [..] also leverage advanced new features like high-end perf targets and unscripted real-time physics destruction in games like Battlefield 6.
Projects EA is currently working on
The Sims 5
Battlefield 6
Dragon Age 4
Mass Effect 4
New FIFA/Madden games
Multiple new Star Wars games
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order 2