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The biggest map in Battlefield 6. The introduction of Ranked Battle Royale. The heroic return of Dagger 13. Lock in as Pax Armata launches a global assault against NATO that pushes every elite squad to their limit.

RAILWAY TO GOLMUD - NEW MAP

An iconic map revitalized and reimagined to become the biggest map yet. A village in ruins, a massive rolling landscape full of hills and valleys ablaze with tank shootouts, an industrial site for fast-paced close-quarters combat, and a moving railway that squads must battle for control over. On Railway to Golmud, infantry, ground vehicles, jets, and helicopters collide in a massive all-out war.

RANKED BATTLE ROYALE - NEW MODE

Ranked Battle Royale has arrived. Squad up, drop in, rise through the ranks on the all-new leaderboard, earn permanent rewards, and help shape the future of Ranked with BF Labs Live.

RAILWAY TO GOLMUD - NEW MAP

RANKED BATTLE ROYALE - NEW MODE

Ranked Battle Royale has arrived. Squad up, drop in, rise through the ranks on the all-new leaderboard, earn permanent rewards, and help shape the future of Ranked with BF Labs Live.

Deploy to Railway to Golmud, an iconic map reimagined to become the biggest Battlefield 6 map yet. Engage in all-out war across a village in ruins, a massive landscape ablaze with tank shootouts, an industrial site, and a moving railway. Jump into Ranked Battle Royale in REDSEC. Squad up, drop in, rise through the ranks on the all-new leaderboard, earn permanent rewards, and help shape the future of Ranked. Upgrade your Battlefield 6 | REDSEC loadout with 3 new weapons and 3 new attachments through the Season 3 Battle Pass.

A new chapter begins on May 12. Are you ready?

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An explosion rattles Fort Lyndon, a government testing ground hiding secrets to die for. An armada of Rogue Operators, veiled by the chaos, seize this moment to descend and wreak havoc. It’s up to your squad to stop them.

Find out what Fort Lyndon is hiding in Battlefield 6 Season 1.

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Battlefield 6 kicks off a whole new era of high-intensity combat. Whether you are battling in intense infantry firefights, attacking enemies in jets, reviving teammates in the heat of battle, or driving a tank through a collapsing building, this is all-out warfare like you’ve never seen it before. Welcome to the world of Battlefield 6.

Here’s everything you need to know before you deploy, and what to look forward to when you hit the frontlines for the first time.

World of Battlefield 6

The year is 2027. The world is on the edge of chaos. After a high-profile assassination shocks the world, major European countries have left NATO, while the US and its allies grapple with the fallout.

A massive private military corporation with no fear, deep pockets and the latest tech, looks to fill the power vacuum. This army is Pax Armata.

What’s left of NATO is wounded and battered. But the remnants have formed a hardened alliance determined to put an end to this threat.

Welcome to Battlefield 6.

Single Player Campaign

Battlefield 6 includes a nine mission global-scale single-player Campaign following Dagger 13, an elite US Marine Raiders unit tasked at stabilizing NATO against a Coalition led by Pax Armata.

We highly recommend new players - as well as all players interested in Battlefield 6’s lore - to play the Campaign first before jumping into Multiplayer or Portal experiences.

Learn more about Battlefield 6’s Campaign here.

Multiplayer

Following the events of the Campaign, Battlefield 6’s Multiplayer showcases NATO and PAX Artmata in an all-out, near-neverending war:

Play as NATO: As key European powers withdraw from NATO, the world is left more unstable than ever before. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Egypt are here to defend what’s left, with an army of soldiers driven by duty and honor.

Play as PAX Armata: This shadowy coalition is ready to capitalize on disruption, aiming to usurp the United States as the world’s leading superpower. Pax Armata is a massive private military corporation with deep pockets, the latest tech, and no government red tape. They are hellbent on using this once-in-a-generation opportunity to seize power.

In Multiplayer, you will be placed into one of these two factions as your team. However, you will always have the choice to pick a far more important role: your class.

Choose your class

Battlefield’s class system, encouraging you to fulfill a specific role in the fight, is back. New to the system are training options that unlock additional traits that are earned in battle, rewarding those who play the objective with an active ability to help turn the tide of war.

Battlefield 6’s deep customization system allows players to arm themselves with any weapon for any situation, but each class shines when you take advantage of signature weapon sets that lean into your class role.

For those who wish to play with closed weapon loadouts, the option will be easily accessible in official playlists with full XP progression available.

Here is an overview of each class, with a dedicated guide to each class found within the full Battlefield 101 Onboarding Hub:

ASSAULT

CHARGE // CONTROL

ROLE

The ultimate frontline fighter, designed to lead the squad through enemy defenses. Dominate close-to-mid range encounters and limit the enemy's ability to fight.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Assault Rifle: Faster draw times with Assault Rifles. Fire sooner when exiting a sprint.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Mission-Focused: Faster progress with objectives, including arming and disarming M-COM explosives. Quicker cooldown for your in-combat state, allowing squadmates to deploy on you sooner.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Adrenaline Injector: Clears and gives temporary resistance to flash and stun effects, boost sprint speed, reduces explosive damage and makes enemy footsteps more audible.

ACTIVE ABILITY

Rally Squad: You and nearby squad members gain a temporary adrenaline effect. Its effects on you can be extended with kills.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Frontliner: Experts at leading their squad into hostile territory. Locate enemy positions to launch surprise attacks and gain the upper hand.
Breacher: Highly combat effective and skilled at maneuvering. Break through enemy lines with effective use of small explosives and grenade launchers.

ENGINEER

WRECK // REPAIR

ROLE

The battlefield’s leading vehicle and equipment technician. Execute repairs to keep allies combat effective or strike hostile armor with force to break their attack.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Sub Machine Guns: Improved hip-fire control.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Mechanized Infantry: Take less explosive damage when near friendly vehicles and prevent them from being occupied by hostiles in the event of all passengers exiting. Repair vehicle health to keep both effects active.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Repair Tool: A blow torch to repair friendly vehicles and equipment. Can also damage enemy assets. Extended use will temporarily overheat the tool.

ACTIVE ABILITY

Power Fix: Repair Tool fixes with 50% efficiency for 10 seconds.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Anti-Armor: Specialists in combating enemy armor. Operate launchers more efficiently and utilize extra ammo to eliminate ground and air threats.
Combat Engineer: Experts in maintaining combat equipment. Repair vehicles and gadgets more efficiently and keep them operating with maximum effect.

SUPPORT

PROTECT // SUPPLY

ROLE

The backbone of any combat unit for defense and sustained fighting. Heal and resupply friendly forces while fortifying defensive positions to keep them protected.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Light Machine Guns: Does not suffer sprint speed penalty with this weapon type.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Squad Supplies: Squad members can interact with you to gain health and ammunition.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Supply Bag: Heals allies and resupplies weapon and gadget ammo.

ACTIVE ABILITY

Restock Abilities: Resupply and heal nearby friendly forces for 10 seconds. Reviving teammates only takes 2.5 seconds.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Combat Medic: These units are able to function as a health dispensary for allies and also regenerate health when they’re reviving teammates.
Fire Support: These combat experts have improved weapon control from mounted positions and can provide ammo to teammates.

RECON

REVEAL // CONCEAL

ROLE

The perfect intelligence and counterintelligence operative. Neutralize targets from distance or infiltrate, gathering intel, and disrupt hostiles in their path.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Sniper Rifles: Faster rechambering between shots, decreased scope sway and improved breath control to help stabilize aim for longer.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Auto-Spot: Looking at hostiles while aiming down sights will spot them, marking their position in-world and on the minimap. Time required to spot is dependent on factors such as movement and zoom level.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Motion Sensor: This gadget tracks enemy movement in its range.

ACTIVE ABILITY

UAV Overwatch: Call in UAV to a marked position for passive spotting of enemies.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Sniper: These long-distance engagement experts have improved auto-spot speed, range, and duration. Sniper shots will highlight enemies and temporarily prevent healing while headshots will render the struck enemy unrevivable.
Pathfinder: These infiltration-focused commandos are undetectable by equipment except when they’re sprinting, highlight enemies they damage for the rest of the team, and can perform quieter takedowns.

Squad Strategies for Success

The above is only a taste of the tactics for classes, especially when it comes to working together to fill those roles as a squad. There is also a wealth of loadout options that transcend classes, thanks to the introduction of Attachment Points and other features.

For more information about squad tactics, click here.

For more information about weapon classes and loadout building, click here.

Battlefield Maps & Modes

The in-game tutorial will direct you towards your first Multiplayer match. Selecting your new favorite Multiplayer experience boils down to two factors: the mode and maps.

FIVE THEATERS OF WAR, NINE MAPS AND TWENTY-FIVE COMBAT ZONES

Battlefield 6 launches with experiences across five theaters of war. Within those five theaters are nine maps, which create a combined 25 Combat Zones. A Combat Zone is a hand-crafted configuration within Battlefield 6’s maps that maximize quality under a variety of modes.

For more information on Combat Zones and available maps at launch, visit the Maps section of our Battlefield 101 onboarding hub.

MODES - ALL-OUT WARFARE and EXPERIENCES INFUSED WITH BATTLEFIELD DNA

Battlefield 6 Multiplayer includes eight modes at launch, with more to come in post-launch season updates and not inclusive of any Community Experiences created within Portal. These modes are a mix of iconic all-out warfare and classic Multiplayer experiences infused with Battlefield DNA.

Click here for more information for all available modes at launch.

What to expect during your first match

The Initiation modes - for example: Breakthrough Initiation, available at launch - should be every new recruit’s first step into ultimate all-out war. Initiation modes provide the same level of combat with the same level of intensity, all set in a learning environment where new players can cut their teeth alongside Bots

After each match across all Multiplayer modes, you will earn experience towards your overall player rank, as well as towards individual weapon masteries. A report on ranking up in Battlefield, including details on every unlock from Ranks 1 through 50, can be found here.

Completely new to Battlefield or the FPS space? We got you covered - click here for our more detailed new player guide.

Portal

Battlefield Portal is a massive sandbox where creators and players can push Battlefield to the limit. Take unprecedented control of your environment by moving, scaling, and duplicating objects. Create a completely unique game mode using NPC scripting and a customizable UI. Legendary Battlefield experiences are waiting to be created—show ‘em what you’re made of.

Portal is the platform for an unfathomable amount of experiences to be created by our community, some of which offer full experience progression. The most popular and creative Portal experiences will be featured by our developers at and after launch, adding a taste of our community’s rising creators’ best work to our developer-created Multiplayer experiences.

We have three distinct guides on Portal: one guide is for those looking to play this mode, the second for designers who are just getting started, and the last one for more advanced creators.

Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Playing and Hosting Experiences)

Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Basic Creator, Battlefield Portal Builder and Verified Modes)

Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Advanced Creator, Portal SDK Tool and Custom Portal Experiences)

What Else is New in Battlefield 6

There’s so much to look forward to – most of it we’ll leave for you to discover, but here’s what we’re most excited about.

TACTICAL DESTRUCTION: As one of Battlefield’s most defining features, it was important for the team to figure out how to elevate the art of Destruction – both visually and as a game mechanic.

The answer is Tactical Destruction. In Battlefield 6, you will have more options to transform the environment to your advantage. Here’s some examples of what you can do with Tactical Destruction:

A wall blocking your way? Knock it down with a sledgehammer or blow it to pieces with C4.
Enemy squad firing on you from above? Take out the floor beneath them with a rocket and send them plummeting to their doom (or bring the roof down on their heads).
Drive your tank through whole buildings to create shortcuts for the rest of the team or devastate enemy positions.

The visual bar for Destruction has also been raised.

KINESTHETIC COMBAT SYSTEM: Battlefield’s new Kinesthetic Combat System is designed to give you more control over your mobility and the tactical options during the heat of battle. This includes actions to help optimize gunplay depending on the situation. These are all new options available for the first time in Battlefield.

Drag and Revive lets you drag a squadmate out of the firefight, while reviving them.
Peek and Lean lets you peek around corners to spy on the enemy without being exposed, utilizing this awareness to help plan strategies and get the drop on your opponents.
Combat Rolls give you a new maneuvering ability to limit fall damage and increase your chance of dodging enemy fire.
Mounting Weapons on cover allows you to steady your aim, decreasing recoil.
Hitch a Ride is a feature that expands how many players you can have on your vehicle beyond the available seats.

As part of the Kinesthetic Combat System, reliable recoil patterns and well-defined weapon ranges help players learn and react in real-time.

This is Your War - Jump into Battlefield Today

The ultimate all-out war is here - rally the squad and join the fight today.

Here’s everything you need to know before you deploy, and what to look forward to when you hit the frontlines for the first time.

World of Battlefield 6

A massive private military corporation with no fear, deep pockets and the latest tech, looks to fill the power vacuum. This army is Pax Armata.

What’s left of NATO is wounded and battered. But the remnants have formed a hardened alliance determined to put an end to this threat.

Welcome to Battlefield 6.

Single Player Campaign

Battlefield 6 includes a nine mission global-scale single-player Campaign following Dagger 13, an elite US Marine Raiders unit tasked at stabilizing NATO against a Coalition led by Pax Armata.

We highly recommend new players - as well as all players interested in Battlefield 6’s lore - to play the Campaign first before jumping into Multiplayer or Portal experiences.

Learn more about Battlefield 6’s Campaign here.

Multiplayer

Following the events of the Campaign, Battlefield 6’s Multiplayer showcases NATO and PAX Artmata in an all-out, near-neverending war:

In Multiplayer, you will be placed into one of these two factions as your team. However, you will always have the choice to pick a far more important role: your class.

Choose your class

For those who wish to play with closed weapon loadouts, the option will be easily accessible in official playlists with full XP progression available.

Here is an overview of each class, with a dedicated guide to each class found within the full Battlefield 101 Onboarding Hub:

ASSAULT

CHARGE // CONTROL

ROLE

The ultimate frontline fighter, designed to lead the squad through enemy defenses. Dominate close-to-mid range encounters and limit the enemy's ability to fight.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Assault Rifle: Faster draw times with Assault Rifles. Fire sooner when exiting a sprint.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Mission-Focused: Faster progress with objectives, including arming and disarming M-COM explosives. Quicker cooldown for your in-combat state, allowing squadmates to deploy on you sooner.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Adrenaline Injector: Clears and gives temporary resistance to flash and stun effects, boost sprint speed, reduces explosive damage and makes enemy footsteps more audible.

ACTIVE ABILITY

Rally Squad: You and nearby squad members gain a temporary adrenaline effect. Its effects on you can be extended with kills.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Frontliner: Experts at leading their squad into hostile territory. Locate enemy positions to launch surprise attacks and gain the upper hand.
Breacher: Highly combat effective and skilled at maneuvering. Break through enemy lines with effective use of small explosives and grenade launchers.

ENGINEER

WRECK // REPAIR

ROLE

The battlefield’s leading vehicle and equipment technician. Execute repairs to keep allies combat effective or strike hostile armor with force to break their attack.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Sub Machine Guns: Improved hip-fire control.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Mechanized Infantry: Take less explosive damage when near friendly vehicles and prevent them from being occupied by hostiles in the event of all passengers exiting. Repair vehicle health to keep both effects active.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Repair Tool: A blow torch to repair friendly vehicles and equipment. Can also damage enemy assets. Extended use will temporarily overheat the tool.

ACTIVE ABILITY

Power Fix: Repair Tool fixes with 50% efficiency for 10 seconds.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Anti-Armor: Specialists in combating enemy armor. Operate launchers more efficiently and utilize extra ammo to eliminate ground and air threats.
Combat Engineer: Experts in maintaining combat equipment. Repair vehicles and gadgets more efficiently and keep them operating with maximum effect.

SUPPORT

PROTECT // SUPPLY

ROLE

The backbone of any combat unit for defense and sustained fighting. Heal and resupply friendly forces while fortifying defensive positions to keep them protected.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Light Machine Guns: Does not suffer sprint speed penalty with this weapon type.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Squad Supplies: Squad members can interact with you to gain health and ammunition.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Supply Bag: Heals allies and resupplies weapon and gadget ammo.

ACTIVE ABILITY

Restock Abilities: Resupply and heal nearby friendly forces for 10 seconds. Reviving teammates only takes 2.5 seconds.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Combat Medic: These units are able to function as a health dispensary for allies and also regenerate health when they’re reviving teammates.
Fire Support: These combat experts have improved weapon control from mounted positions and can provide ammo to teammates.

RECON

REVEAL // CONCEAL

ROLE

The perfect intelligence and counterintelligence operative. Neutralize targets from distance or infiltrate, gathering intel, and disrupt hostiles in their path.

SIGNATURE WEAPON

Sniper Rifles: Faster rechambering between shots, decreased scope sway and improved breath control to help stabilize aim for longer.

SIGNATURE TRAIT

Auto-Spot: Looking at hostiles while aiming down sights will spot them, marking their position in-world and on the minimap. Time required to spot is dependent on factors such as movement and zoom level.

SIGNATURE GADGET

Motion Sensor: This gadget tracks enemy movement in its range.

ACTIVE ABILITY

UAV Overwatch: Call in UAV to a marked position for passive spotting of enemies.

TRAINING OPTIONS

Sniper: These long-distance engagement experts have improved auto-spot speed, range, and duration. Sniper shots will highlight enemies and temporarily prevent healing while headshots will render the struck enemy unrevivable.
Pathfinder: These infiltration-focused commandos are undetectable by equipment except when they’re sprinting, highlight enemies they damage for the rest of the team, and can perform quieter takedowns.

Squad Strategies for Success

For more information about squad tactics, click here.

For more information about weapon classes and loadout building, click here.

Battlefield Maps & Modes

The in-game tutorial will direct you towards your first Multiplayer match. Selecting your new favorite Multiplayer experience boils down to two factors: the mode and maps.

FIVE THEATERS OF WAR, NINE MAPS AND TWENTY-FIVE COMBAT ZONES

For more information on Combat Zones and available maps at launch, visit the Maps section of our Battlefield 101 onboarding hub.

MODES - ALL-OUT WARFARE and EXPERIENCES INFUSED WITH BATTLEFIELD DNA

Click here for more information for all available modes at launch.

What to expect during your first match

Completely new to Battlefield or the FPS space? We got you covered - click here for our more detailed new player guide.

Portal

We have three distinct guides on Portal: one guide is for those looking to play this mode, the second for designers who are just getting started, and the last one for more advanced creators.

Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Playing and Hosting Experiences)

Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Basic Creator, Battlefield Portal Builder and Verified Modes)

Click Here for the Portal 101 Guide (Advanced Creator, Portal SDK Tool and Custom Portal Experiences)

What Else is New in Battlefield 6

There’s so much to look forward to – most of it we’ll leave for you to discover, but here’s what we’re most excited about.

TACTICAL DESTRUCTION: As one of Battlefield’s most defining features, it was important for the team to figure out how to elevate the art of Destruction – both visually and as a game mechanic.

The answer is Tactical Destruction. In Battlefield 6, you will have more options to transform the environment to your advantage. Here’s some examples of what you can do with Tactical Destruction:

A wall blocking your way? Knock it down with a sledgehammer or blow it to pieces with C4.
Enemy squad firing on you from above? Take out the floor beneath them with a rocket and send them plummeting to their doom (or bring the roof down on their heads).
Drive your tank through whole buildings to create shortcuts for the rest of the team or devastate enemy positions.

The visual bar for Destruction has also been raised.

Drag and Revive lets you drag a squadmate out of the firefight, while reviving them.
Peek and Lean lets you peek around corners to spy on the enemy without being exposed, utilizing this awareness to help plan strategies and get the drop on your opponents.
Combat Rolls give you a new maneuvering ability to limit fall damage and increase your chance of dodging enemy fire.
Mounting Weapons on cover allows you to steady your aim, decreasing recoil.
Hitch a Ride is a feature that expands how many players you can have on your vehicle beyond the available seats.

As part of the Kinesthetic Combat System, reliable recoil patterns and well-defined weapon ranges help players learn and react in real-time.

This is Your War - Jump into Battlefield Today

The ultimate all-out war is here - rally the squad and join the fight today.

It’s almost time for all-out warfare.

Battlefield 6 launches around the world on October 10, 2025 at 8 a.m. PT (5 p.m. CET). All regions will be able to access the game at the same time worldwide:

Prior to Battlefield 6’s worldwide launch, Battlefield Studios will deploy a patch update that is required to play the game. Unless you have auto-updates enabled on your platform (by default), make sure you download that patch manually for a smooth launch day experience.

PC Intel - Secure Boot Instructions

In order to play Battlefield 6 on PC, you must enable Secure Boot. This necessary security feature allows EA’s Javelin Anticheat to detect, remove and deter cheaters. You can check whether or not Secure Boot is enabled on your computer by checking its System Information menu; simply perform a general search or enter “msinfo32” in your run command window to see this menu.

Specific information, including links out to your computer or motherboard manufacturer’s website for exact secure boot instructions, can be found on this EA Help article here.

A Reminder on PC Specifications

Our PC Specifications list is in no way comprehensive; we know there are hundreds of graphical cards and thousands of combinations they have with various processors. With that in mind, these specifications are designed to showcase the minimal viable build for seven in-game graphic pre-sets.

We highly recommend using your GPU manufacturer’s optimization software to fit your specific PC build, or venturing into the in-game Settings to fine tune everything to your personal best experience. Unless otherwise specified on official Battlefield communication channels, such as our verified social media accounts or , we also advise you to have the latest drivers installed before launching the game.

The Minimum Required Specifications is the absolute recommendation for the most basic optimized experience of Battlefield 6. Any hardware upgrades made from this base configuration can result in better graphics or framerate.

Across all specifications to run Battlefield 6, the following security features are required:

TPM 2.0 Enabled
User Secured Boot Enabled
HVCI Capable
VBS Capable

Minimum Required Specifications

Graphic Settings (In-game): 1080p @ 30 FPS, Low Settings

Upscaler: Native

GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT / Intel Arc A380

Video Memory: 6GB

CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600

RAM: 16GB (Dual channel 2133mhz)

OS (Operating System): Windows 10 (Enabling Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling is Recommended)

DirectX: DirectX12

Storage (Estimated Disk Space Required at Launch): 55GB HDD

Recommended Specifications

Graphic Settings: 1440p @ 60FPS, High Settings / 1080p @ 80FPS+,

Low Settings

Upscaler: Native

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Intel Arc B580

Video Memory: 8GB

CPU: Intel Core i7-10700 / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

RAM: 16GB (Dual channel 3200mhz)

OS: Windows 11 64-bit

DirectX: DirectX12

Storage: 90GB SSD

Ultra Specifications

We have made one significant change to our recommended Ultra PC Specs since our last news post, specifically for Ultra Performance.

For the ideal Ultra Performance experience of having 144 FPS (frames per second) at 1440p, the recommended settings have been adjusted from high to medium, in order to help maintain the most consistent performance for high FPS gameplay on the recommended hardware.

Graphic Settings: 2160p(4k) @ 60fps, Ultra Settings / 1440p @ 144fps, Medium Settings

Upscaler: Native

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 / AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Video Memory: 16GB

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900 / AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

RAM: 32GB (Dual channel 4800mhz)

OS: Windows 11 64-bit

DirectX: DirectX12

Storage: 90GB SSD

Ultra+ Specifications

Graphic Settings: 4k @ 144fps, High Settings / 4k @ 240fps+, Ultra Settings

Upscaler: DLSS Super Resolution / DLSS Super Resolution Multiframe Generation

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

Video Memory: 16GB

CPU: Intel Core 9 Ultra 285k / AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

RAM: 32GB (Dual channel 4800mhz)

OS: Windows 11 64-bit

DirectX: DirectX12

Storage: 90GB SSD

Battlefield 101 - Free Game Guide, Available October 10

Accompanying Battlefield 6 at launch, a complete overhaul of our Open Beta Battlefield 101 “Onboarding Hub” will be available on October 10.

This official knowledge base includes concise articles ranging from Class breakdowns and Portal walkthroughs, to tips and tricks for new players and veterans alike. Because the ultimate guide to success is learning from your in-game experience, Battlefield 101 gives you the tools needed to get into the game and play, leaving the road to mastery in your hands.

In addition to Battlefield 101, expect regular “SITREP” guides on the EA website, which are detailed feature breakdowns of maps, modes and more. For example, our first “SITREP” overview will be on the brand-new Multiplayer mode Escalation.

You Still Have Time to Earn Pre-Purchase Rewards

October 10 is almost here; lock and load for launch with exclusive bonuses for pre-purchasing the game*.

Pre-purchase the Battlefield 6: Phantom Edition and get the BF Pro Token, Phantom Squad Soldier Skins, Weapon Packages, Deluxe XP Boost, and more, in addition to the full game download of Battlefield 6. Pre-purchases of both the Phantom Edition and the Standard Edition also include the Tombstone Pack, which contains a Soldier Skin and a Tombstone XP Boost Set.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See for details. Offer ends Oct 9, 2025

Heart-pounding action. High-intensity combat. Destruction like you have never seen it before. Our Hero squad goes head to head with the Pax Armata threat as they storm a war-torn New York City on the brink of collapse. This is all-out warfare. This is Battlefield 6. Deployment begins October 10.

Get into position, we’re going in hot.

SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN

Battlefield 6’s Single Player campaign is a white-knuckle thrill ride taking you all over the world. You play as various members of Dagger 13, an elite squad of Marine Raiders determined to stop Pax Armata, a private military corporation seeking to reshape global power as NATO teeters on the edge of collapse. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45712411/ef43fbbc8f82eb81d8eb27f83e94fac6623ae98e.jpg Battlefield 6 is a return to a singular narrative, one that has you fighting battles across three continents. During this campaign, you’ll be part of a combined arms operation storming the beaches of Gibraltar, take to the streets of Brooklyn for intense gunfights, perform a HALO jump into enemy territory, and more in this modern military thriller. Along the way, you'll play as every member of Dagger 13, utilizing their individual specializations to defeat the enemy in every battle.

BATTLEFIELD PORTAL

Redraw the lines of battle. Battlefield Portal is a massive sandbox where creators and players can push Battlefield to the limit. Take unprecedented control of your environment by moving, scaling, and duplicating objects. Create a completely unique game mode using NPC scripting and a customizable UI. Watch the trailer and see what awaits you in Battlefield Portal.

Battlefield 6 brings the best PC experience in the history of the franchise offering the widest array of features and customization options ever supported.

Here’s what you can expect at Launch:

PC SPECS MIN/MAX/ULTRA/ULTRA+

4K GRAPHICS + UNCAPPED FRAME RATE*

4k visuals with uncapped framerates create one of the most fluid, high performance First Person Shooter experiences on the market.

PROTECTED BY JAVELIN ANTI-CHEAT

Our Anticheat system has unique modifications designed to safeguard against cheats and hacks specific to the FPS space. Javelin has been built from the ground up by a team of veteran engineers and analysts focused on studying cheating problems for each specific game under EA’s umbrella and designing unique features to solve those issues.
It is designed solely to protect against cheats within and outside of kernel mode.
For guidance about Secure Boot, head over to our EA Help article.

ULTRAWIDE MONITOR SUPPORT

Catch every enemy flank with a full view of the battlefield, now with Ultrawide (21:9) and Super Ultrawide (32:9) monitor support.

600+ CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS

From HDR and HUD Scaling, to Camera Settings and Streamer mode, Battlefield 6 comes with the largest suite of customization options we’ve ever had in the Franchise. Visit our FAQ for more info.

HARDWARE FEATURE SUPPORT:

We support a suite of tech that offers upscaling, Frame Generation, Anti-Aliasing, and Latency reduction (Intel XeSS and AMD FSR)
With the launch of the official PC system requirements, Nvidia confirms Battlefield 6 will launch with support for DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, DLAA, and NVIDIA Reflex. Using these technologies, all GeForce RTX gamers can accelerate and enhance their experience, making gameplay smoother and more responsive.

PLAY ON STEAM DAY 1

Battlefield 6 Steam Native and will not require the EA app.

PORTAL

REDRAW THE LINES OF BATTLE.

THINK IT, CREATE IT, PLAY IT:

The unique experiences created are called “Community Experiences” - Players can recreate classic game modes such as horde mode, or create innovative experiences, like a top-down 2D shooter.

POWERFUL CREATOR TOOLS:

Includes Spatial Editing (map/geo editing), as well as AI Scripting to customize the behavior of AI combatants. The Portal Builder Tool also supports Custom UI scripting for building fully bespoke user interfaces.

BATTLEFIELD YOUR WAY:

With generous mutator and rule-set options, you can use our web creator Portal tool to experience Battlefield the way you want: Hardcore Mode, Closed Weapon Loadouts–the sky’s the limit.

FULL PROGRESSION:

Players earn full XP Progression when playing Verified Community Experiences in Portal. These use existing Battlefield 6 mode templates such as Conquest, Rush, and Breakthrough, while allowing the creator to modify a wide-range of mutators to make the experience uniquely theirs.

EASY TO DISCOVER:

Players will have a wide array of options to filter the experiences they wish to see within the in-game server browser and experience library. Some select experiences can be featured directly on the home screen, making these experiences easier to find and join than ever.
Included with game purchase, players will also have the ability to make their hosted servers persistent, so it's always listed in the browser for easy access.

POST LAUNCH SUPPORT:

Creation and innovation doesn’t stop at launch. Post-launch support will include modes, maps, weapons, and other features as they are added to the game, giving creators and players evergrowing ways to expand their Battlefield experience.

*Requires a compatible 4K display and supporting hardware. Visual quality may vary.

**Some features require a PC with the appropriate hardware installed. Please refer to our PC Specs Graphic for additional details.

The fight's not over yet, Soldier. This is your last chance to play the Open Beta. From now until August 17, wage war on a new map, new modes, and fresh objectives to unlock rewards! Play all Weekend 1 maps, plus Empire State, an infantry-only map featuring explosive engagements spanning alleys, rooftops, and the iconic streets of Brooklyn, New York.

All Weekend 1 modes are available, plus:

Rush: Arm and defuse. A team of attackers and defenders battle for control of a series of Military Communication systems (M-COMs). Attackers have to plant explosives at each system and prevent defenders from diffusing them before they detonate. When all M-COMs are destroyed, the fight moves to the next sector. The match ends when all M-COM systems are destroyed, or the attackers run out of lives.

Squad Deathmatch: Grab a gun and squad up for a fast-paced, close-quarters, deathmatch. Four squads compete for victory with one simple objective: First to reach the kill target wins.

Tackle fresh objectives and play through new challenges to unlock rewards, like a Vehicle Skin, Dog Tag, and Weapon Package, all redeemable at game launch.

It's go time.

Get to the frontline. Battlefield’s biggest Open Beta ever is LIVE for two-weekends only, August 9-10 and 14-17. Jump in today and experience ultimate all-out warfare.

Drop into intense urban combat on the streets of central Cairo, take to the skies in an aerial dogfight along Tajikistan’s glorious mountainside, and sprint through Gibraltar’s winding streets, stalk its alleyways, dodge heavily-armored tanks, and tear through buildings.

Rally your squad for Weekend 1 modes.

Experience Battlefield's signature all-out warfare in Conquest, where tanks, jets, and attack helicopters turn the tides of battle.
Push or hold the line in the intense, objective-driven Breakthrough. Capture and hold multiple control points to outpace the enemy, and don’t hold back, in Domination.
Battle to control a single capture point as the fighting gets fiercer the more time ticks down in King of the Hill.
Tackle 7 challenges during Weekend 1 and unlock rewards that are redeemable at game launch.

It's go time, Soldier.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.

During the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Early Access, August 7th & 8th, tune into your favorite creators streaming Battlefield 6 to unlock your own early access code. Once you have your Twitch Drops code, visit Battlefield.com and enter the code to get Early Access added to your account.

Plus, pre-load the Open Beta now and prepare for two action-packed weekends, August 9-10 and 14-17. Lock and load, Soldier -- it's go time.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.

The year is 2027. Critical nations have pulled out of NATO, leaving world security weakened. In its wake, opportunistic entities have deployed Pax Armata, a powerful private military organization with deep pockets and the latest tech. You'll enter the war playing as one of these two factions: NATO and Pax Armata.

Choose your class within the squad: Assault, Engineer, Recon, and Support. Battlefield 6’s customization system allows you to choose any weapon for any situation but each class shines when you take advantage of signature weapon sets that lean into your class role.

Battlefield 6 has more ways to play than ever before. Combat Zones are hand-crafted configurations within the maps that maximize quality under a variety of modes, so that each playspace fits the mode you’ve selected when it comes to scale, intensity, and tactical options. From the fast-paced, close-quarters Squad Deathmatch and Domination to the brand-new mettle-testing Escalation, these modes have been designed to be elevated by Battlefield’s fundamental design pillars: classes, squad-based gameplay, and a hell of a lot of destruction.

Get a taste of the action during the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, live August 9-10 and 14-17. Pre-load now and don't miss a moment of our biggest Open Beta ever.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.

Stand at the ready, Soldier! Pre-load the Battlefield 6 Open Beta now and prepare for two action-packed weekends, August 9-10 and 14-17.

To run Battlefield 6 on your PC, here are the minimum and recommended requirements.

You’ll also get a prompt to enable Secure Boot if you haven’t already—it’s a requirement to play the Open Beta. For guidance about Secure Boot, head over to our EA Help article.

During Weekend 1, wage war on multiple maps, modes, and unlock exclusive content.

Weekend 2 adds a new map, more modes, with new challenges to unlock rewards redeemable at game launch.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.

Get to the frontline. Battlefield’s biggest Open Beta ever goes LIVE for two weekends only, August 9-10 and 14-17. Prepare to wage war on multiple maps & modes, with progression challenges and rewards for every playstyle.

To run Battlefield 6 on your PC, here are the minimum, recommended, and ultra requirements.

You’ll also get a prompt to enable Secure Boot if you haven’t already—it’s a requirement to play the Open Beta. For guidance about Secure Boot, head over to our EA Help article.

See you in the Open Beta, Soldier. Lock and load for Battlefield 6 and pre-purchase now.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See

https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers

for details.

The ultimate all-out warfare experience. Fight in high-intensity infantry combat. Rip through the skies in aerial dogfights. Demolish your environment for a strategic advantage. Harness complete control over every action and movement using the Kinesthetic Combat System. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals—the deadliest weapon is your squad. This is Battlefield 6.

THE NEW STANDARD OF FPS COMBAT

Battlefield’s new Kinesthetic Combat System makes you more connected to your soldier and environment than ever before. With overhauled gunplay and tactical movement, from crouch sprint to drag and revive, every shot and movement is more instinctual and precise.

MORE WAYS TO BATTLE

Victory, however you envision it. Battlefield 6 has more ways to win than ever before. Seize glory in iconic, large-scale modes including Conquest, Breakthrough, and Rush. Jump into fast-paced action with King of the Hill, Domination, and Payload. Change the rules of war with the revamped and refined Battlefield Portal. Fight in iconic locations all over the world including Cairo, Brooklyn, Gibraltar and more.

ICONIC ALL-OUT WARFARE

Wage all-out war with infantry and vehicle combat, class-based squad play, and cutting edge audiovisual immersion. Where fighter jets, tanks, skydiving RPGS, heavy artillery, and high-intensity infantry combat become one. This is war that only happens in Battlefield.

GLOBAL SCALE CAMPAIGN

Campaign is back. Drive tanks across the Sahara. Storm the beaches of Gibraltar. Defend New York from invasion. Join an elite squad of Marine Raiders fighting relentlessly to save a world on the edge of collapse.

TACTICAL DESTRUCTION

Destruction is your weapon. Make a vehicle a wrecking ball. Bury a squad under a ceiling. Demolish your surroundings for a strategic advantage. More reactive and precise than ever, audiovisual cues let you know exactly how close an object is to being destroyed. Master your environment, give your squad the edge.

PORTAL

Redraw the lines of battle. Battlefield Portal is a massive sandbox where creators and players can push Battlefield to the limit. Take unprecedented control of your environment by moving, scaling, and duplicating objects. Create a completely unique game mode using NPC scripting and a customizable UI. Your creation can even rise the ranks to become an official Battlefield mode. Show ‘em what you’re made of.

Battlefield 6 Phantom Edition* includes 4 Soldier Skins, Weapon Packages, a Battlefield Pro Token, and more. Pre-purchase now and get the Tombstone Pack, which includes a Soldier Skin, Weapon Package, Tombstone XP Boost Set, and more.

Battlefield 6 Open Beta is live August 9-10 and 14-17.

*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.

The ultimate all-out warfare experience. Fight in high-intensity infantry combat. Rip through the skies in aerial dogfights. Demolish your environment for a strategic advantage. In a war of tanks, fighter jets, and massive combat arsenals–your squad is the deadliest weapon. Watch the Reveal Trailer. Plus, lock and load for our Multiplayer Reveal Event on July 31. Your squad needs you, Soldier. Wishlist Battlefield 6 now.

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/89d54810d79b4180f17acb1e7aa5e752ea92ca1c.pngToday, we're excited to start outlining our future vision for the Class System in Battlefield. The gameplay mechanics of classes and aspects that players have enjoyed most have evolved throughout the history of the Battlefield franchise. Our goal within Battlefield Labs is to test and refine the best aspects of the Class System from our history, and to evolve them into a cohesive vision for the future. As we begin testing these class-defining systems, we invite you to either play, test or read along with what's to come for classes in Battlefield. Let’s begin! OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FOR CLASSES We envision the future of Battlefield classes to be a series of interconnected systems and fundamentals that shape your role on the field, while granting you the freedom to customize how you execute that role. Through Battlefield Labs play sessions, feedback, and data gathering, we aim to strike a balance between defined roles and player choice. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/8f8ff346e8af35e2ca28ec9654748c814c9ae079.jpg The Class System is defined by two main components: Customizable and class-defining. The customizable components empower players to explore and push the boundaries of their roles within their chosen class while also still adhering to the expectations of the class. The class-defining components are designed to enhance "pick-up-and-go" playability and reinforce the expectations of your class identity. CUSTOMIZABLE:

Weapon Loadouts: Fully customizable weapon loadouts allow you the freedom to play the way you want. Play to the strengths of your class by using your signature weapons, or easily switch to any other weapon to meet the needs of your squad.
Class Gadgets: You'll have the option to carry two gadgets onto the battlefield, tailored to each class and its specific role. Recon aficionados specialize in intelligence and counterintelligence, with class gadgets including Deploy Beacons, Anti-Personnel Mines, and Laser Designators.
Training: Our philosophy with Training is to offer a series of traits that can be unlocked during play to enhance your ability to perform your role. As you engage more in a match, you'll gradually earn flat-stat bonuses and more to support the effectiveness of your role further.
Throwables: Our approach to throwables prioritizes enabling each class to effectively fulfill its role by providing tailored throwables.

CLASS-DEFINING

Signature Weapon: Each class has a Signature Weapon category tied to their class identity, which, when used, enhances their role on the battlefield. For example, using our same ongoing test subject, the Recon class, if you select a weapon from the Sniper Rifle category, you will benefit from increased breath-holding duration. In contrast, an Assault player choosing from the same category will not receive this bonus. DMRs, Carbines, and Shotguns remain viable options, no matter your class, but don’t benefit from any Signature Weapon bonus.
Signature Trait: Each class features a unique Signature Trait, providing passive bonuses tailored to optimize your role on the battlefield. For instance, a Recon player automatically spots enemies while aiming down sights, encouraging the use of weapons that complement this specialization.
Signature Gadget: These gadgets are unique and singular to each class with an aim for you to always have access to a tool that fulfills the role of that class.Separate from what you may choose as gadgets within your loadout.
Default Weapon Packages: The default weapon package is a pre-set combination of attachments and visual customization for each class to be combat ready, with the option for further progression and personalization.

What’s Next The Class System and its individual components will be available for testing within Battlefield Labs in the coming weeks. Participants will be able to go hands-on with these features, discuss, and provide feedback. Following further play sessions, we'll be back with another Community Update to unpack class components in more detail, and share learnings based on participant feedback. Get Involved Sign up for Battlefield Labs now if you’re interested in helping us validate the future of Battlefield. Read our FAQ if you’d like to learn more, and join the discussion on Battlefield Discord. As a reminder, Battlefield Labs is a closed environment, and attendance is limited, but we’ll make sure to share to keep everyone updated! Thank you for joining the discussion. We look forward to connecting again soon - see you on the battlefield! This announcement is related to content in development through Battlefield Labs, and may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing the next Battlefield title and beyond. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible.

In February, we announced Battlefield Labs as our most ambitious community collaboration in franchise history to validate the future of Battlefield. Today, we'll update you on our initial learnings and how we'll continue to scale testing into the future. Across our four initial play sessions with a small group of core Battlefield players across Europe and North America, we’ve completed thousands of hours of gameplay, had hundreds of thousands of player spawns, and seen over a million environmental objects destroyed, including walls, windows, crates, and buildings your squad crashed the helicopter into. The players in these sessions have helped us successfully validate the following areas:

Establishing a solid foundation for smooth, low-latency and high-performance gunplay.
Finding the right balance in movement speed for functionality such as crouch sprint, combat rolling, and vaulting as part of our combat pacing initiatives.
Using destruction to create fun and lasting tactical gameplay across rounds and experiences.

Exploring new ideas for the future and receiving direct player feedback continues to be a crucial aspect of the Battlefield Labs process. Even if some ideas never reach release, it helps us understand and refine elements that resonate most with players as we continue to build Battlefield together. It's been a valuable and exciting experience for our team and community so far, and we're looking forward to continuing that collaboration alongside you! WHAT'S NEXT Now that we’ve wrapped up initial server performance and stability concerns, we’ve validated a solid foundation for a core Battlefield experience. We’re now ready to continue scaling Battlefield Labs testing globally. Throughout May, we’ll be inviting more players across Europe and North America, and will start to include select areas of Asia. Alongside testing new content, we'll continue to iterate on our initial focus areas, such as balancing the different weapon archetypes and damage values, as well as movement and combat pacing mechanics. Destruction also remains an ongoing topic across our play sessions. We’ll continue to test destructible objects across a variety of maps and fine-tune damage levels of surfaces. Following Community Updates on gunplay and destruction, we'll be back in the future to talk more about classes and the all-out warfare experience. GET INVOLVED If you're excited to help us validate the future of Battlefield then you can still sign-up now. Read our FAQ if you’d like to learn more, and be sure to join the discussion on our Battlefield Discord. Battlefield Labs continues to show us what is possible when our community comes together alongside us to collaborate, and we thank everyone who has joined us on this journey so far. We’re looking forward to what’s next with you! //The Battlefield Team

We’re back with another Community Update focused on destruction, and a summary of our initial learnings from previous Battlefield Labs play sessions. Let’s start with a preview on how we’re designing and testing destruction for the future.

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FOR DESTRUCTION

Our goals for destruction are centered around adding further gameplay depth by allowing you to reshape the environment and transform your surroundings toward a tactical advantage. For example, barging through walls to surprise your enemies, reshaping the battlefield to create new paths into the capture zones, or taking down a building to take out an attacking squad. We're designing destruction around easily identifiable visual and audio language that lets you understand what can be destroyed, altered, or transformed through gameplay. We aim to make destruction an integral part of your Battlefield experience to create an intuitive, fun, and rewarding environment where you feel empowered to shape the world around you.

DESTRUCTION AND GAMEPLAY

Let’s take walls as an example of the new destruction language. Once a wall takes enough damage from an explosion, smaller impacts, such as bullets, will also contribute to its destruction, allowing you to shoot your way through the wall. Audio VFX will help you not only see, but also hear whether your attacks are successful. Different surface types now also visually degrade before breaking down through persistent surface damage. Buildings “apple-core” as they start to break down, leaving their core exposed as destroyed parts create rubble and debris on the ground around it. New mechanics allow you to create more destruction-related opportunities during gameplay, as well as being able to influence your surroundings through the use of different weapons or vehicle types. For example, rubble caused by destruction now remains on the battlefield, and allows you to create and use new opportunities for cover and protection. Above is an early pre-alpha example that showcases the ability to destroy a wall to quickly traverse through the building and reach the other side - without this tactical impact, you would have to either run around the block or navigate through staircases to get to the other side. Be careful in how you use destruction to your advantage, as one advantage to you would also be an advantage to the enemy, and this exposed flooring could now be used by them to counter this new route.

FEEDBACK AND VALIDATION

Insights we’re gathering range from everything between destruction as a tactical element to you as a player being able to differentiate between non-destructible and destructible environments. At this stage of testing within Battlefield Labs, our main focus points are:

Understanding which environments can or cannot be destroyed and which type of firepower is required for different material types
The impact of collateral damage from debris and destructible elements
Tactical use of destruction to create new pathing or persistent environments
Balancing the ecosystem of damage through firepower and destruction

OUR LEARNINGS SO FAR

Our goals for our initial Battlefield Labs play sessions were to test server performance, gunplay and movement, and for participants to get an initial understanding of what's next for Battlefield. Participants have now played through multiple sessions, and offered up thousands of pieces of feedback. As we start testing other topics such as destruction, we wanted to share some of our initial learnings and next steps coming out of those play sessions. We encountered some initial issues with server stability and performance, which provided valuable data for us to adjust their configurations. We've already seen that follow-up play sessions offered a smoother gameplay experience for participants, and that we are on the right track to start scaling further testing with more participants in the future. For gunplay we've learned that while gunplay feels in a good spot, there's further balancing to be done to the different weapon archetypes and their damage values. Feedback on movement suggests that we need to continue iterating on finding the right balance in speed, namely for functionality like crouch sprint, combat rolling, vaulting, and more. Be sure to check out our previous Community Update if you are interested in learning more about our design philosophy and goals for gunplay and movement. Lastly, as we move our focus back to destruction, we have seen feedback around the balancing of destructible objects across the map and the fine-tuning of damage levels of surfaces. Destruction will be an ongoing topic within our playsessions, and we’ll continue to test these and other areas of destruction throughout upcoming playsessions.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Sign up for Battlefield Labs now if you’re interested in helping us validate the future of Battlefield. Read our FAQ if you’d like to learn more, and join the discussion on Battlefield Discord. We’ll be back in the future with new Community Updates to keep you informed on ongoing testing and learnings within Battlefield Labs. We look forward to seeing you in action, hearing your feedback, and chatting Battlefield with you! // The Battlefield Team

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/c29ce34207d2abf5395ac3ad827c78ac6ecf5c62.pngThis is the first of our regular Community Updates to keep you informed about features we’re testing in Battlefield Labs. Today we’ll focus on elements of gunplay and movement. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/5e5f9f71168a67e8a75667c3d351b089e94f3876.jpg

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FOR GUNPLAY AND MOVEMENT

We've continually evolved our gunplay and movement mechanics throughout the Battlefield series. Now, within Battlefield Labs, we're focused on refining the best elements from past titles, modernizing them, and validating if they feel fun and rewarding, and have the right balance between intuitive control and dynamic combat. We're designing the combat experience to ensure players of all skill levels can enjoy our gunplay and movement systems. Our goal is to offer gameplay that rewards skill with precise weapon feedback and movement options for veterans, while providing an intuitive experience for new players to learn and enjoy. For gunplay we're exploring designs centered on helping you learn and develop skills and muscle memory through action, as weapons naturally signal their recoil direction. This feedback loop allows you to understand and adjust your aim, making it easier to handle different weapons. This system not only adds variety but also enhances each weapon's unique feel and play style. Movement is also deeply integrated with gunplay, as your actions and targets are all part of the same cohesive combat experience. We aim to make movement both feel intuitive and rewarding to move within the world and during combat, but also when playing against someone using both the gunplay and movement systems to their maximum potential.

WHAT’S NEW AND IMPROVED FOR GUNPLAY AND MOVEMENT

Initially we’ll test select but important areas that create the foundation required to create a fun and rewarding Battlefield combat experience. We’re making focused efforts to create consistent and optimized millisecond-to-millisecond soldier combat, and we’ll share some key examples of changes that will be available during our initial playsessions. We’ve reduced the time it takes for bullets to appear on your screen from when you press fire. This change decreases input delay, makes shooting feel more responsive, and helps you better track and hit moving targets. We're optimizing for a 60Hz tick rate, ensuring the game server more frequently updates the positions and actions for all players. This results in responsive gameplay across all platforms and inputs. You'll notice more precise shooting and movement, enhanced damage feedback, and more accurate representation of other players' positions and combat outcomes. We've adjusted the recoil system to make the different weapon types feel unique when firing them. Through enhancements to gunplay recoil, camera shakes, and firing settles, each shot’s recoil direction now matches its gameplay angle. The weapon visually stabilizes the more accurate your handling is, making you feel like you're actually firing and controlling it. To evolve the moment system we've revamped animations and reintroduced movement features such as crouch sprint, combat dive and landing roll, and added visual indicators to make it easier to understand when movements such as vaulting or leaning are possible.

FEEDBACK AND VALIDATION

At this stage content within Battlefield Labs is pre-alpha, and playsessions take place within a closed dev environment focused on testing small chunks of a larger array of features. Some gameplay features are placeholder, work-in-progress and with bugs and performance not being representative of the final experience. However, even during this early stage of development you'll get a good sense of our new design approach. During our first playsession our teams will be validating the systems and stability of Battlefield Labs such as server performance, while participants will be able to familiarise themselves with what’s next for Battlefield through testing the gunplay and movement experience, focused on:

Feel of the different weapon archetypes
Improvements to aim and control
Weapon balance and fun factor
Look and feel of movement
Moving and interacting within the map
Combat pacing.

STAY TUNED

Lastly, a reminder that while our playsession will be within a closed environment, and we can't invite everyone to every session, we'll make sure to keep you informed on ongoing Battlefield Labs playsessions and learnings through these regular Community Updates. Sign up for Battlefield Labs now if you’re interested in helping us validate the future of Battlefield, and read our FAQ if you’d like to learn more. We’ll be back in the coming weeks to talk more about our learnings from our first playsessions, as well as another feature focused Community Update. //The Battlefield Team {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/8dd467f92632f4b195b978b1ccdd206fb4b6d321.jpg Please keep in mind that everything related to EA Playtesting is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. This means no posting or sharing details of this Playtest, in person, on social media or anywhere else. Acceptance of the Pre-Release Game Program Policy, EA User Agreement, and EA Privacy & Cookie Policy are required to participate.

Welcome to Battlefield Labs. We'd like to invite you to join us for our most ambitious community development collaboration ever. This is an opportunity to provide feedback, validate the future of Battlefield, and have a direct and lasting impact on the next generation of Battlefield games. Our collective Battlefield Studios teams have been hard at work and are now entering a critical phase of our development cycle, where your feedback is crucial in helping us know what to prioritize, improve, and refine before release.

What Is Battlefield Labs?

Battlefield Labs is a place for us to test concepts and experiences we’re excited about with you, our players. We want our community to play a key role in the future of Battlefield and this is an opportunity for many of you to do just that. We will test (almost) everything but not everything you see will be complete. To ensure that your feedback has impact, players will experience, under NDA, different pieces of an unfinished puzzle so we have time to incorporate your feedback into the final product. Even in pre-alpha, we are proud of where the game is at. We tirelessly playtest, but your feedback will supercharge our development as we strive to hit that perfect note between form, function, and feel. This is an unprecedented moment for Battlefield. We will start by testing the pillars of play, like core combat and destruction. Then transition to balance and feedback for our weapons, vehicles and gadgets, ultimately leading to where all these pieces come together in our maps, modes, and squad play. And yes, we will be testing Conquest and Breakthrough, the heart and soul of our all-out warfare experience, but BF Labs will also be a place to explore new ideas and fine-tune and improve Battlefield pillars like our class system (Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon) to create deeper more strategic play. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40697820/192a847d3e989eb56e52edd522b51f3e2f3b5e63.jpg

How do I get involved?

Sign up now. To form an accurate snapshot of our community we need a variety of players - veterans and new recruits - ready to play and feedback on our vision for the future of Battlefield. Initial invites will be limited to a few thousand participants with servers located in Europe and North America. Over time we’ll invite tens of thousands more with support for further territories. Regardless of your level of participation, we want all Battlefield fans to be a part of the process. We’ll be posting work-in-progress public updates from our community team where you will hear directly from developers at Battlefield Studios. Visit battlefield.com/labs for more information on how you can sign-up. There will be ample opportunity to play and converse around the next Battlefield ahead of its launch. This is just the beginning. Until then, join us on the official Battlefield Discord as it’s our prime way to stay up to date on all things Battlefield! Let’s build Battlefield together. //The Battlefield Team This announcement may change as we listen to community feedback and continue developing and evolving our Live Service & Content. We will always strive to keep our community as informed as possible.

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World of Battlefield 6

Single Player Campaign

Multiplayer

Choose your class

ASSAULT

ENGINEER

SUPPORT

RECON

Squad Strategies for Success

Battlefield Maps & Modes

FIVE THEATERS OF WAR, NINE MAPS AND TWENTY-FIVE COMBAT ZONES

MODES - ALL-OUT WARFARE and EXPERIENCES INFUSED WITH BATTLEFIELD DNA

What to expect during your first match

Portal

What Else is New in Battlefield 6

This is Your War - Jump into Battlefield Today

World of Battlefield 6

Single Player Campaign

Multiplayer

Choose your class

ASSAULT

ENGINEER

SUPPORT

RECON

Squad Strategies for Success

Battlefield Maps & Modes

FIVE THEATERS OF WAR, NINE MAPS AND TWENTY-FIVE COMBAT ZONES

MODES - ALL-OUT WARFARE and EXPERIENCES INFUSED WITH BATTLEFIELD DNA

What to expect during your first match

Portal

What Else is New in Battlefield 6

This is Your War - Jump into Battlefield Today

It’s almost time for all-out warfare.

PC Intel - Secure Boot Instructions

A Reminder on PC Specifications

Minimum Required Specifications

Recommended Specifications

Ultra Specifications

Ultra+ Specifications

Battlefield 101 - Free Game Guide, Available October 10

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SINGLE PLAYER CAMPAIGN

BATTLEFIELD PORTAL

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OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FOR DESTRUCTION

DESTRUCTION AND GAMEPLAY

FEEDBACK AND VALIDATION

OUR LEARNINGS SO FAR

WHAT’S NEXT?

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY FOR GUNPLAY AND MOVEMENT

WHAT’S NEW AND IMPROVED FOR GUNPLAY AND MOVEMENT

FEEDBACK AND VALIDATION

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