EA CEO comments on Battlefield 6 releasing with $80 price tag

Battlefield 6 has yet to receive an official price point, causing speculation that the game is going to release with the new $80 price tag recently set by Nintendo's Mario Kart World and Xbox's Outer Worlds 2, which Microsoft later backpedaled on.

The only news we have had regarding Battlefield 6 and its price has come in the form of rumors, which point to the title maintaining the typical $69.99 premium AAA standard, but now we have a comment from EA's CEO, Andrew Wilson. The CEO spoke during a recent EA earnings call, where he was asked if EA has considered increasing the price of its games from the $70 mark to $80, specifically regarding Battlefield 6. Wilson said, "We're not looking to make any changes on pricing at this stage."

Wilson added that EA "already offer a fairly broad pricing scheme across our various products," and pointed to the range of products it has under its umbrella that vary from free-to-play titles to premium and deluxe editions of titles. Ultimately, Wilson said, "no dramatic changes planned yet."

These comments from Wilson back up the rumors of Battlefield 6 launching at the $69.99 price tag, as that is what is considered to be the standard price for a AAA title, and with Battlefield 6 having a budget that's estimated to be around $400 million, we can expect EA considers the latest Battlefield to fall within the AAA category.