Battlefield V delay causes Electronic Arts’ stock to dive

Electronic Arts has pushed Battlefield V out of October in favor of a November 20 release date. The publisher cited the need for “final adjustments,” but investors don’t seem interested in the excuse. EA’s stock price has dropped 9 percent from $128.52 at the end of Wednesday down to $116.68, according to Google Finance.

Battlefield developer DICE says that it will use the delay to improve the mechanics and to add more content to its Tides of War live service, which regularly adds new content to the World War II shooter. Waiting to get a better game at launch seems like a good thing, and Baird Equity Research analyst Colin Sebastian agrees with that — especially because it helps Battlefield dodge some of the holidays bigger games.