Apparently some new Battlefield 4 information has leaked from EA China and posted on a Chinese forum here. The details translated are below:
- BattleField 4 has a 1 year development cycle and has a tentative launch date of oct 23rd 2013
- It will be on the big 3 current gen systems as well as next gen platforms (only Sony and MS, as well as PC)
- Commander role in MP will return with new tools and abilities
- Voice commands
- Battlelog will be tied to the game
- Game will support video recording with internal replay system this might be in box or via dlc, thats unclear or if its universal platform inclusion
- Currently there are three factions: USA, Russia, and China!!
- Female characters (NPC’s) and the ability to play as them in MP
- Next gen systems and PC will support 64-player MP however current gen console releases wont
- Frostbite 2.0
- Next gen console versions run @ approx 60fps, current gen @ 30fps, PC will have a 100fps
- Exp system will again be present
More details can be found in this NeoGAF thread. And lastly, take this information with a grain of salt, this is just a rumor for now.