Battlefield Studios—which includes DICE, Criterion, Motive, and Ripple Effect—is working on the next entry to EA's military shooter series, Battlefield 6. It's been a few years since Battlefield 2042's ugly start, and even though the much maligned near-future Battlefield turned things around, the time for 2042 updates is no more.
BF6 is on the way with both singleplayer and multiplayer modes, and EA swears it's going "all in" this time around after the last launch and subsequent overhaul. With so many hands on deck, the military FPS is shaping up to be a big one, so we're chronicling the livestreams, dev blogs, and everything else we know about BF6 here.
When is the Battlefield 6 release date?
Battlefield 6 is scheduled to release on October 10, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. But fair warning, the August beta was a massive hit on Steam, so if you expect there to be some queues and server issues at launch, you might not be too disappointed.
We're not just trying to scare your routers here—the beta was so popular, it became the most popular Battlefield of all time on Steam, and made it into Steam's top-100 most-played games of all time.
Outside of potential server woes, EA also confirmed Battlefield 6 will cost $70 for its standard edition, dispelling fears of the dreaded bump to $80. Of course there's the usual premium bundle (Battlefield 6: Phantom Edition), but it's kind of nice to see no annoying early access caveats or beta tests locked behind an extra pre-order or upgrade.
When is the Battlefield 6 beta?
Unfortunately, there are no more betas scheduled for Battlefield 6 before its official release in October. So unless something gets announced last minute, you'll just have to get jealous of the 20 hours we spent in its August beta instead.
Or, you can try your luck and sign up for Battlefield Labs instead, which periodically sends out invites to test specific modes in Battlefield, like its most recent attempt of making a decent battle royale mode. (Its third, in fact.)
Battlefield Labs is more limited than a beta and harder to get into, sure, but hey, it's something to potentially tide you over until October.
Battlefield 6 trailers and gameplay footage
Latest trailer
Oh lookie here, a trailer made just for us PC folks. Apart from flaunting all of Batlefield 6's customization options and anti-cheat technology, there's not a lot going on in the trailer that you haven't seen before: guns, explosions, vehicles stealing the spotlight, you know the drill. If you want a deeper dive into combat, classes, and maps, you can check out their specific trailers further down the page.
Reveal trailer
The Battlefield 6 reveal trailer opened with its fictional United States president addressing an attack from the private military company Pax Armata. As sworn enemies of NATO, the company rushes to fill a power vacuum left behind in a world destabilized by conflict. It's the usual mankind seeking an apocalyptic means to an end stuff featuring guns, bombs, and guys armed to the teeth.
More Battlefield 6 gameplay footage
A week after EA revealed Battlefield 6, it followed up with a multiplayer gameplay livestream—the part everyone really comes to Battlefield for—highlighting an absurd number of helicopter explosions, military dudes going wild with the defib, and tanks you can hitch a ride on. Some of that footage is also spliced out for shorter segments, like in the Battlefield 6 maps, modes, and portal clip on YouTube.
But the real treat through it all? Limp Bizkit's Break Stuff. I'm not sure if I'm being sarcastic or not, but we're going back to the old days in more ways than one.
Battlefield 6 gameplay and features
Thanks to EA's multiple livestreams, blog posts, and open beta plans, there's already quite a bit out there about how Battlefield 6 will play in October. We'll keep the updates coming as the launch countdown continues, but so far we know BF6 includes:
- Nine maps at launch, including a remake of BF3's Operation Firestorm
- We're back to the standard 64-player lobbies
- There's a singleplayer campaign this time around
- No Specialists, just regular old classes: Recon, Assault, Engineer, and Support.
- After fan feedback, EA is also adding a playlist with class restrictions on guns
- Battlefield Portal's custom game modes are back, and the new, more advanced tools make it look more like Halo Forge
- Seems the battle royale rumors are true as EA are testing one in Battlefield Labs right now
- Cosmetics won't be as goofy as COD's
- Bad Company 2 was a huge inspiration
- Games modes at launch include Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush, Team Deathmatch, Squad Deathmatch, Domination, King of the Hill, and Escalation
- And of course, there will be seasonal content to work your way through
We've played Battlefield 6, and it's ordinary in the best ways
Ahead of EA's big multiplayer livestream, PC Gamer's Morgan Park spent four hours playing the return-to-form military shooter for his Battlefield 6 preview. It's quite good, and it seems the next game takes the right lessons from 2042's failures as it shapes up to be "the ordinary FPS we need so badly."
It's a bit of hope for Battlefield after a years-long identity crisis, opting to pare down the ridiculous scale we saw before in both map size and player lobbies. Even tac sprint is gone, slowing down movement to match the new pace. That—plus the instant feedback added for vaulting and climbing, along with suspected hitscan changes—make up a series of little tweaks and refinements better highlighted by a more focused, classic Battlefield.
Battlefield 6 maps
There will be nine Battlefield 6 maps at launch, including a remake of BF3's Operation Firestorm. Over time, classic maps might also be introduced "based on fan or player requests." I'm sure everybody will be extremely cool about the results of this, and there will be zero drama within the community. Yup.
The nine maps included in Battlefield 6 at launch are:
- Siege of Cairo: Fight on the streets of central Cairo in a game of cat and mouse between infantry and tanks. You will fighting amongst alleys and buildings.
- Iberian Offensive: Set in Gibraltar’s winding streets and alleyways, you'll have to dodge heavily-armored tanks, and tear through buildings.
- Liberation Peak: You'll be fighting on Tajikistan’s mountainside. This vast rocky terrain provides cover for jets and helicopters during aerial dogfights, or a height advantage for infantry and tanks.
- Empire State: Is an infantry-only map featuring explosive engagements spanning alleys, rooftops, and the iconic streets of Brooklyn, New York.
- Operation Firestorm: A remake of the classic Battlefield 3 map. Fight for control of a burning oil field with infantry, tanks, helicopters, and jets.
- Saints Quarter: A close-quarters combat map designed for fast-paced infantry-only fights, set around a fountain flanked by destructible buildings in Gibraltar’s Old Town.
- New Sobek City: Set in a construction yard on the outskirts of Cairo’s suburbs, New Sobek City wages all-out war across construction sites and massive sand dunes. Fight as infantry, advance the frontline in a tank, or take to the skies in an attack helicopter.
- Mirak Valley: Mirak Valley is the largest map at launch, and it's a massive war-torn landscape filled with every type of vehicle. (And if you want a sneak peak at this map before launch, you can check out some leaked footage from a playtest.)
- Manhattan Bridge: Engage in close-quarters gunplay on the streets, take to the skies in an attack helicopter, or change the flow of combat with large scale destruction.
Battlefield 6 classes
There are no Specialists this time, just four regular old classes to experiment with in Battlefield 6:
- Recon: Say hello to the Sniper class. While using it, you can pinpoint enemy positions with drones, plant C4 to cripple tanks and level buildings, and control a laser designator to guide your allies’ missiles to their target.
- Assault: Frontline killers who punch through defenses to open the way for the rest of the team. Enhanced mobility, combined with the option to throw on an extra primary weapon, can help push deep behind enemy lines. Oh, and you get to use a ladder now, instead of an adrenaline injector. Neat-o.
- Engineer: Are the deterrent for tanks, helicopters, and jets. Armed with a satchel filled with rockets and mines, this class is all about "being a menace" to enemy vehicles. They’re also the only class capable of repairing friendly vehicles, equipment, and weapon placements.
- Support: The Support class can pull you out of the fire, throw down supply crates, and heal you in the fight. Support can lay down deployable cover, intercept enemy grenades and missiles, and are the masters of the LMG.
It's also worth noting that after fan feedback during the beta, EA is also adding a playlist with class restrictions on guns. This means you'll have to be extra careful when picking a class on this playlist!
Battlefield 6 system requirements
The Battlefield 6 Steam page is live with its system requirements and includes some good news: The Steam version won't make you launch the EA app. As for its recommended specs, those seem fairly reasonable too.
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400, AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2060, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 55 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3060Ti, AMD Radeon RX 6700-XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 90 GB available space
Ultra
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i9-12900k, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Memory: 32 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 90 GB available space
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