Ok mr either orz lol
My example used is even of Sony, no major publisher to my understand gives some absolute freedom where they won't even shift around teams to assist in other projects or something. Freedom to create doesn't mean they have no bosses or managers or its a free for all and no fucks are given or anything weird like that.
Make it make sense.
Varteras
BF6 might still be ahead of schedule and they want to keep it that way and make it better by having another team help out. I don't think every move that happens is some reactionary thing. I think the other half of DICE is likely working on Battlefront 3 and EA is likely listening to the criticisms regarding DICE needing the extra time, man power etc. Over the years they've been that way.
BF4 rushed, DICE needs more time.
BFHardline delayed and done by Visceral
BF1 releases on time, but folks complained about all the DLC
BFV has free dlc etc (yet they still had them make it in 18 months)
From what I've seen over the years, they correct certain issues and DICE needing more help might be one of the issues thats being addressed here. For all we know EA plans to have them work on BF going forward and that buyout they made to Codemasters was to have them work on NFS. Who knows.