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Is Battlefield 2042 a Sequel?

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Battlefield 2042 is a direct sequel to Battlefield 4. Battlefield 2042 drops players into a semi-futuristic setting that brings back characters from past games, including Irish and the No-Pats. Learn more about the game's setting and the new war being waged across the globe!

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Is Battlefield 2042 a Sequel?

Loose Connection to Battlefield 4

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Although there has been no official statement about Battlefield 2042's status as a direct sequel to any of the past titles, recent trailers released for the game do indicate a connection between 2042 and Battlefield 4, which in itself was a sequel to Battlefield 3.

In the Exodus short film, which touches on the story of two characters from Battlefield 4 – Irish and Pac now operate with different organizations.

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The World of 2042

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Due to the successive wars fought in Battlefield 3 and 4, the world reaches a tipping point as various ecological and economical breakdowns occur over vast swathes of the Earth, including the collapse of several countries.

It is due to these global disasters that billions of people are left with no home, ultimately banding together the No-Pats. At the heart of it all is Irish, who seeks to help the refugees and prevent a new global war from occuring.

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Battlefield 4's World

Battlefield 4 largely occurs during a fictional world in the year 2020. During the events in that game, the world narrowly avoids a full blown three-nation war between Russia, the United States, and China.

Although players are given a choice to select between Irish and another character that results in their death, the canonical ending would be that Irish lives if 2042's is indeed a sequel to Battlefield 4.

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