The remastered GTA Trilogy isn't the only high-profile title that could have used a little more time. Battlefield 2042, which technically doesn't launch until November 19, has already drawn flak from those in Early Access (Gold and Ultimate Edition pre-orders, as well as EA Access members) for a generally unsatisfactory experience.

The outlet for player dissatisfaction is the now-commonplace Metacritic user score, which at the time of this writing stands at 4.1 for the PS5 version, 2.6 for the PC version, and 2.5 for the Xbox Series X version.

None of these are great, but the latter score is particularly low, possibly due to a nasty bug in the Xbox Series X.

In a thread on EA's site with over 300 responses, dozens of players have reported that their consoles have shut down completely. Instead of being kicked to the dashboard with an error message, the console actually turns off. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the crashes; sometimes they happen immediately, sometimes near the end of the match.

EA eventually responded on Saturday, stating, "We are aware that some Xbox Series X Battlefield 2042 players are experiencing crashes that completely shut down the console during gameplay. The same issue appears to be affecting FIFA, Madden, and NBA2K players as well.

Confusingly, EA issued an "optional update" to address the bug on November 17 and said it would be a mandatory update on November 23. The company makes no mention of why there needs to be a six-day gap between the two, especially when the full game will be released worldwide during that time.

Adding to the confusion, Microsoft added, "You can already download this update in the OMEGA ring as part of the Xbox Insider Program." The post was vague as to whether this was the same patch, but if it was, it would not work for many players who applied it and are still enduring system crashes.

By all accounts, this does not look good for EA. Players paid extra for the Gold and Ultimate Editions of Battlefield 2042, in part because they could play the game a week earlier than other players. If the bug caused Xbox Series X players to not be able to enjoy the game until November 17, then they thought they were paying for seven days of Early Access, but they were paying for two days of Early Access. And that assumes that the patch works as advertised.

There is a certain goodwill in pre-ordering a game. For many of the players affected by this, it may be a case of "once bitten twice shy."

At the very least, we can hope that the Xbox anniversary livestream will satisfy longtime gamers.