PUBG Battlegrounds and Fortnite could face some serious competition when the Battlefield 5 release date rolls around.

During a recent earnings call, EA showed interest in the Battle Royale genre.

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said that EA studios were thinking about new and innovative ways to play.

Speaking about PUBG, Wilson said: "I think what you discover in this industry is that there's a lot of great vectors that drive player engagement, and one of those is just innovation in the core gameplay mechanic.

"What the team with PUBG have done is really delivered a new level of innovation that changed the way people were playing first-person shooter games.

"And we're very respectful and complimentary of what they've been able to do. We've seen that continue with Fortnite. It's clearly a mode of play that the global FPS population is interested in."

Wilson said that EA's Battlefield teams are looking at ways to innovate core gameplay and map design.