Rumors about "Battlefield 5" are finally confirmed after several weeks of being circulated online among game fans and game commentators. The developer, DICE, has confirmed that the new game version is currently in the development stage. However, the exact date of release is not yet finalized. The rumors began after DICE released "Star Wars Battlefront" last November 17, 2015. Some of members of the game development team will continue working to add new content to the game.

Some fans speculated earlier that the rest of the DICE game development team will work on similar battle-related games. This speculation was confirmed after the game development director of DICE, Dan Vanderlind, has announced on December 11, 2015 through a tweet that the rest of team are moving onto another project, which is Battlefield. Fans of the game series then speculated on the possible name of the new Battlefield installment. The developer has not yet released any other details about the new game.

Aside from confirming the fact that the a new Battlefield game is being developed, DICE has not announced other information such as the name and new features of the game. This lack of specific details has again triggered the rumor mills. According to some reports, the new installment will be called "Battlefield 5: Apocalypse." Rumors are also circulating online about the details of the game. Some say that it will be based in Japan. What is confirmed so far is that the new game will be returning to a military location. This would be in contrast to the earlier version, "Battlefield Hardline," which was focused on cops and robbers.