Battlefield V is now live if you have paid for Electronic Arts' subscription service, giving gamers access to the title a day earlier than expected. At a cost of $14.99 a month or $99.99 for a year, you can take to the battlefield right now. We can only speculate that this was likely done in a bid to please subscribers while also trying to boost subscription sales. After all, it is blatantly obvious that EA's goal is to try and tap into a steady income stream that only a subscription service can provide. Sadly this has resulted in those that pre-ordered getting shafted to some degree. Resulting in a problem that wouldn't exist with a single set launch date.

This highlights the trouble that comes with a staggered release, someone is going to be the odd man out. Consumers that paid for the Digital Deluxe edition still have to wait till November 15th, while buying the base version means your left sitting on the bench until November 20th. That is roughly 1-2 weeks of waiting and will likely create some anger towards EA for how the release has been handled.That said, while looking at early reports, the game is being received positively from those that have access. Granted a few bugs from the beta are still present with users reporting that audio problems remain an issue as do revive glitches, but otherwise, the game is considered quite fun and stable at first glance by the community. Still, this is only a small segment of the games potential user base so it is still a bit early to declare the game a success. For now, DICE will need to hunker down and squash bugs before the rest of the community gain access. Considering the current patch note list is 135+ pages, they have their work cut out for them. For those interested you can take a deeper look at the PDF containing the games launch notes here.