EA has announced details on Battlefield 6 including multiplayer maps, modes, and betas, and it’ll be coming on October 10th to PC and consoles.
Let’s start with when you can play it, though: the first open beta is coming on August 9th (until the 10th), but a second one will be over another weekend, August 14th to the 17th. For some reason EA is offering people the chance to play the beta early if they watch streamers playing it, meaning you can technically get in on the first one from the 7th. EA adds: “The beta allows players to experience several of the multiplayer modes and maps and is available across all available platforms”. You can find out more about the betas, here.
The publisher says: “Battlefield 6 will launch with a robust package of multiplayer modes and maps, taking the fight around the world from Egypt, to Gibraltar and the streets of New York. Each map features multiple combat zones, hand-crafted and tailored to suit specific modes, ensuring each fight is designed to compliment the player experience and provide a variety of play options.”
EA and Dice added: “Fan favourite multiplayer modes return in Battlefield 6, with classic staples making an appearance, including Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush. Players will also experience a host of fast-paced and intense first-person shooter staples, including Team Deathmatch, Squad Deathmatch, Domination and King of the Hill. While a brand new mode called Escalation sees two teams fight to capture strategic control points.”
Interestingly, EA says “The iconic class system returns better than ever, with Assault, Recon, Support, and Engineer, empowering players to define their role on the battlefield”, but it seems that the classes are a combination of the old favourites, as well as what made people so angry about 2042’s systems.
The press release continues: “The four roles have been enhanced, designed to empower players to push their team towards victory, each with class-specific gadgets, signature weapons and dedicated training. Destruction also returns, but enhanced to offer an unparalleled level of freedom, letting players transform the combat zone, to create new paths, flank enemies and dominate the battle.” It seems you can use the classes, but within them, you can use any weapon, which is not quite what fans wanted, we’d suggest.
“We knew when we set out to create the future of Battlefield, we had to nail the fundamentals of what players have loved about the series for more than 20 years,” said Byron Beede, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Battlefield. “We’re back in our all-out warfare playground, with four world-class teams developing the game as a single squad known as Battlefield Studios. Criterion, DICE, Motive, and Ripple Effect have put their heart and soul into this next Battlefield and we’re thrilled to have shared our first look with you today and can’t wait to see you playing next weekend during the Open Beta.”
As you’d expect, the popular Portal mode returns for Battlefield 6 as well. EA says it’s “more powerful and streamlined than ever before”, and will still let fans create community experiences. Post-launch there will be more maps, modes, weapons, and “other features” added on a “consistent basis”.
“I’ve worked on a lot of titles over the years and can confidently say that Battlefield 6 is something special,” said Vince Zampella, Executive Vice President. “We can’t wait to show more of Battlefield 6’s intense tactical combat and epic warfare in the months to come, leading up to its release on October 10.”
Battlefield 6 is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X, and PC on October 10th.
