During EA's investor call recently, it seems that the CFO, Blake Jorgensen let the cat out of the bag about a future Battlefield game planned for Q3 FY 2017 (Holiday season 2016).

A new Battlefield confirmed for FY 2017. Could this be Battlefield 5 or 2143? Or something completely different?

　　We have a new Battlefield experience coming in Q3 FY 2017 and another new Star Wars project being led by the dynamic creative team of Jade Raymond and Amy Hennig. These are just a few of the new experiences in development across our studios today.

　　- Blake Jorgensen

　　He then went on to reiterate how an FPS is something they're always interesting in producing. They've certainly carved out their own specific portion of the genre with the Battlefield series.

　　"I do think what we have said is that our intention is to try over the next couple of years to have a first-person shooter as one of the core titles, this year obviously Star Wars Battlefront, next year another Battlefield title."

　　- Blake Jorgensen

　　No specifics were given, obviously, as this was more a way to explain financial performance to investors, though at least a pseudo confirmation was given about the future of the Battlefield series. It's unclear who will be starting development with their main studios, Visceral Games and DICE already hard at work with other projects. But the fact remains that Battlefield lives on.