Battlefield 2042's leaked holiday Santa Claus Specialist skins will not be available, according to DICE's announcement on Battlefield 2042's official Twitter account. "Development for Live Service requires us to work months in advance, and enables us to have options when we reach key moments in our first year," DICE stated, explaining that the skins were developed as options--an option it's not taking.

"Today, we have other priorities, and so whilst we have the skins, we presently have no plans to utilize all of them this Holiday," the studio concluded.

DICE also mentioned that it will create "unique cosmetics for single time use in special Battlefield Portal modes," so players may encounter mode-locked cosmetics in the future.