Early details of Electronic Arts" plans for the next generation of consoles have emerged today, with Digital Illusions" Battlefield: Modern Combat confirmed to be on its way to Xbox 2, as is Criterion"s Black. Digital Illusions revealed last week that it is working on two untitled games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 2, due for release in late 2006 or 2007, but this is the first time that the firm has confirmed that it is planning to launch a Battlefield game on a next-generation platform.
Battlefield: Modern Combat was originally meant to launch in 2004, but has been pushed back to 2005 to incorporate a single-player element, which is currently being developed at EA Studio UK"s Warrington offices. The year"s delay will mean that the developers have time to build an Xbox 2 version, and this is not expected to impact the launch of the titles on other platforms, with PS2 and Xbox versions still in the works.