Battlefield is Battlefield and Battlefront is Battlefront. They are not artificially making it so that either is distinct, they are naturally distinct and are at different ends of the spectrum. Each has its own specific formulas, history, and player base with different expectations of what they want with their game, and the same goes for DICE too.
It's important to note while some may be in favor of it becoming more "Battlefield" there are also some that want it to remain like the "Battlefront" of olde, or even remain like DICE's interpretation and plans for Battlefront as it stands now.
DICE aren't intending Battlefront to be "more of the same" when it comes to those Battlefield comments, they are different and will likely remain so - while sharing a few features between them because that is Frostbite more than a 'franchise'.