So, Battlefield 6 is a thing, guys: officially announced on July 31, Electronic Arts’ latest entry on the first-person shooter genre has been on the mouths and YouTube players of every gamer under the sun.
And as is the case in the days after such announcement, we now have a lot of information available on the game: Battlefield 6 is getting a beta phase. Battlefield 6 has a bunch of platforms confirmed. And given the fact that we have so much ground to cover, we’ve put together a quick guide on everything you need to know about the game.
Everything Battlefield 6
Who’s making it?
As with its predecessors, Battlefield 6 is coming through Electronic Arts, the franchise’s longtime publisher and owner.
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As for development, that’s being handled by Battlefield Studios, a collaborative effort that includes several prominent studios under the Electronic Arts umbrella: DICE, Ripple Effect Studios, Motive Studio, and Criterion Games.
This team’s approach is meant to bring together high talent in order to focus on the franchise’s primary strengths and, according to player feedback, a return to the series’ roots.
When is it coming out (and where)
As confirmed by their own makers, Battlefield 6 is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2025. Also expected is the platform availability for the game: it’ll come to current gen consoles—specifically PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S—as well as PC (through Steam, EA Play and Epic Games Store).
There are, however, a few things to consider: one, and sorry to the last-gen aficionados out there, but there are currently no plans of Battlefield 6 coming to PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, due to the fact that developers are focusing on leveraging the power of current-gen hardware.
And two, even if it is coming to EA Play, this is only true for Pro subscribers. As you know, EA Play offers two different plans (“EA Play” and “EA Play Pro”) and, although both will get a chance to play it, Battlefield 6 as a full game will come on the latter, while the former will have more of a trial experience of 10 hours.
Speaking of, make sure to check the PC specs necessary to run the game (both minimum and recommended). Gotta make sure you have the appropriate rig, right?
Minimum PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-8400
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB or Nvidia RTX 2060
- Direct X: DX12
- Online Connection Requirements: Yes
- Hard Drive Space: HDD – 55GiB
Recommended PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 11
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel Core i7-10700
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon RX 6700-XT or Nvidia RTX 3060Ti
- Direct X: DX12
- Online Connection Requirements: Yes
- Hard Drive Space: SSD – 80GiB
I’m not waiting until then: will Battlefield 6 have a beta release?
Yes, a Battlefield 6 beta is confirmed. In fact, it will have both early access and open beta weekends. The early access period, which will run for specific players from August 7-8.
The first open beta weekend is happening from August 9-10, and a second open beta weekend is scheduled from August 14-17.
As usual, the public beta will be available to every supported platform.
What about gameplay?
According to EA itself, gameplay in Battlefield 6 will be a return to form for the franchise, blending classic elements with modern innovations. The developers at Battlefield Studios have listened to player feedback and are bringing back things that the community praised a lot in the past, such as the class system with its four distinct roles: Assault, Recon, Support, and Engineer, each class having its own signature weapons, gadgets, and traits.
As for mechanics, several new implementations will be introduced to refine the overall experience. The dev team came up with the “Kinesthetic Combat System”—an overhaul to movement and gunplay, making player actions feel more fluid and responsive. This system also includes features like crouch sprinting, mounting weapons on surfaces to reduce recoil, and a new drag and revive mechanic that allows players to pull downed teammates to safety before reviving them.
Also, environmental destruction is not only back, but apparently upgraded, since now players will be able to demolish parts of the environment to create new paths, flank enemies, or create cover. The destruction is designed to be both chaotic and strategic, allowing players to significantly alter the flow of a match.
When it comes to game modes, Battlefield 6 will launch with a robust set of multiplayer options, including fan favorites like Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush; along a new addition called “Escalation”: while this one still somewhat light on details, as developers chose to keep this information for themselves for the time being it seems to be a new take on the classic Conquest mode, where two teams fight to capture strategic control points across the map.
The key difference is that the Escalation match starts with a specific number of control points, but as the game continues, the objectives are consolidated and the playable area shrinks, forcing players together for a final, ultimate showdown.
Furthermore, Battlefield 6 will also feature a new free-to-play Battle Royale mode and an improved version of the Battlefield Portal creation toolset, which gives players more powerful tools to create their own custom experiences.
And yes, a full single-player campaign has been confirmed: set in 2027, this main mode pits the player against the backdrop of a fractured world, where major European nations have left NATO. Players will take on the role of an elite squad of U.S. Marine Raiders, code-named “Dagger 1-3”, as they fight against a powerful private military corporation known as PAX ARMATA. This new antagonist is looking to fill the power vacuum left by the weakened NATO alliance.
The campaign will feature the kind of large-scale set pieces the franchise is known for, with massive troop deployments and special operations in various global locations. Devs have stated that the single player experience is “a key focus” and that it will deliver “a blockbuster narrative experience”—all great things to look forward to.
Battlefield 6 pricing, microtransactions and other miscellanea
Oh boy, will this get some Activision fans angry: Battlefield 6 will be priced at the standard $69.99 for the main edition, while the other, “Phantom Edition”, features extra stuff like the BF Pro Token, Phantom Squad Soldier Skins, Weapon Packages, Deluxe XP Boost, and more, for $99.99. Both editions are already available for pre-order, and you can find all details here and here.
The main thing comes with the “optional in-game purchases,” which have become an all too common strategy for monetizing games after you buy them full price. In Battlefield 6’s case, this suggests the presence of cosmetic additions (weapon skins, in-game currency and so on), battle passes and other purchasable items, but the exact details on the monetization structure have not been fully revealed beyond the different editions.
What has been revealed, however, is that Battlefield 6 will look to differentiate itself from its main competitor: most level-headed players will tell you how…ahem…aggressive Activision can be with its shooter game, with menus crowded with advertisements and immersion-breaking items and skins… And let’s not touch the “loot boxes” thing, since most recent Call of Duty games have abandoned the practice, but when they used to do it, it left a lingering bad look on Activision’s reputation.
