New Battlefield V game would take place in World War II Setting

Over at GamesBeat, part of the VentureBeat they write that the next Battlefield release would be situated in a Second World War setting. They mention that the info is derived based upon anonymous sources close to Electronic Arts. 

The new iteration would be called Battlefield V, which is based on a leaked screenshot via Reddit. So that would follow up Battlefield 4 released back in in 2013. Just like World War I got a sequel, Battlefield 1 is getting a followup later this year. The game is Battlefield V which was previously known as Battlefield 2 internally at EA. 

Battlefield V will return the series to World War II in a main entry for the first time since 2009’s Battlefield 1943, GamesBeat has learned from sources familiar with EA’s plans. These sources wish to remain anonymous. The reason for the game’s title is a bit of a mystery. Internally, Battlefield V was known as “Battlefield 2.” That would’ve made sense and kept with the naming convention adopted in 2016. Battlefield 1 transported players to World War I, so a game set in World War II could logically be named Battlefield 2. Perhaps DICE didn’t want to confuse longtime players, though. A 2005 entry in the series was titled Battlefield 2.