Battlefield 2042 arrives to Xbox Game Pass in time for Season Three

Of course, the bigger story is the multiple free-to-play periods for Battlefield 2042.

If you still haven't given Battlefield 2042 a try, you'll want to circle these days below: Xbox: December 1, 12:01 AM PT - December 4, 11:59 PM PT Steam: December 1, 10:00 AM PT - December 5, 10:00 AM PT PlayStation: December 16, 8:00 AM PT - December 23, 8:00 AM PT It remains to be seen if the Xbox Game Pass will be what Battlefield 2042 needs to remain competitive.

Battlefield 2042 was plagued with performance issues and a glaring lack of content when it launches last year. To make matters worse, Battlefield 2042 failed to connect with players at a time when they were looking for alternatives to the Call of Duty franchise. Things got so bad that EA's chief executive, Andrew Wilson, told investors in May that the company will rethink the series "from the ground up" before reassuring fans it hasn't given up on Battlefield yet a month later.

If it's any consolation, things have gone from worse to bad for Battlefield 2042. A spike in player numbers in July for Battlefield 2042 was followed by the infusion of fresh and new ideas, courtesy of Vince Zampella, the co-founder of Infinity Ward and the current Head of Respawn Entertainment.

Things have steadily improved for Battlefield 2042 since and the publisher is hoping that a new audience on Game Pass will give it a necessary boost.

Speaking of Battlefield, Michael "shroud" Grzesiek recently gave Battlefield 2042 a vote of confidence over Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.