EA Cuts Battlefield Developers Across Four Studios Despite Game Topping 7 Million Launch Sales

Electronic Arts has laid off an undisclosed number of developers across Criterion, DICE, Ripple Effect, and Motive — the four studios behind Battlefield 6 — citing a need to "better align" teams, just months after the game sold over 7 million copies in its first three days and claimed the title of best-selling shooter of 2025. Steam concurrent players have since fallen from a launch peak of 747,000 to roughly 47,000, and the free-to-play spinoff Battlefield REDSEC has attracted "Mostly Negative" reviews. The cuts come as EA moves toward a reported $55 billion take-private deal led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.