EA accidentally confirms Battlefield 4, Beta to come with Medal of Honor: Warfighter

EA may have accidentally spilled the beans on a potential multiplayer beta for Battlefield 4, even though the game hasn't even been officially announced. An image posted to EA's Origin service (captured by DigitalSpy) pointed to Medal of Honor: Warfighter pre-orders gaining access to the Battlefield 4 beta. The image has since been pulled, but the damage has already been done.

Despite never actually saying Battlefield 4 was indeed a real game, EA's president Frank Gibeau previously stated there would be a Battlefield 4 during a keynote address at USC. The company backpeddaled a bit on Gibeau's statement, claiming Frank was merely speaking about the brand at large. However, this latest gaffe only serves to further the existence of Battlefield 4.

While the pre-order incentive was revealed to Origin customers by mistake, the odds of a console beta are pretty strong given DICE's previous precedent (both Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 recieved betas on the 360). EA and DICE quickly moved to dispel the rumor. A deleted tweet from the official Battlefield Twitter (caught by VG247) stated, "Battlefield 4? If it isn’t on Battlefield.com, it isn’t official!" EA has offered a standard "no comment."

It appears there is indeed a Battlefield 4 in the works, but with EA focused on Warfighter (which is still not due out for a few months), and DICE cranking out more Battlefield 3 DLC through January of next year, it's unlikely we'll hear more on this sequel any time soon.

BF 4 Beta - A Fraction Early - I was hoping Late 2013, maybe early 2014.

Surely they will wait for next gen now?

I expect with MoH due this holiday that the beta codes will begin spring/summer 2013 with the game having a late 2013 release.

I do reckon that BF4 will be like Battlefield 2 and release on the 360 and the next-gen xbox

thats a shame, i was hoping we would get Bad Company 3 first and then BF4 on next gen. Late 2013 certainly fits the bill as they tend to release BF games on a 2 year cycle