EABattlefield 6 is just around the corner. From the return of traditional classes to information on the game’s setting, here’s everything you need to know.
It’s been four years since Battlefield 2042 launched to much contention. Be it the new Specialists or the litany of launch issues, much of the conversation around the last Battlefield was negative.
While the course has been corrected in the years since launch, with plenty of fresh content winning players back over, and even some early BF6 goodies, EA is now aiming to wipe the slate clean and restart with a new release in the near future. Leading the charge is none other than Vince Zampella, who’s effectively been made the leader of the Battlefield franchise moving forward.
After months of speculation, we now know for certain the next release is indeed called Battlefield 6, and we have plenty of details to go along with it. From its setting to a rundown on our own hands-on tests, here’s everything we know about the next Battlefield title.
Battlefield 6 release date
The release date for Battlefield 6 is October 10, 2025.
This date was first accidentally leaked in a legal page on the site for the game’s full reveal, but later confirmed by the team.
EAPrior to this, EA declared in an earnings call that the next Battlefield is targeting a launch during the company’s Fiscal Year 2026, which runs from April 1, 2025 – April 1, 2026. That said, footage of the game has been public for a while, and people have been liking what they’ve seen so far.
Through Battlefield Labs, passionate BF fans are able to test the new game well ahead of launch, ‘helping shape’ the future of the series by giving feedback on “mechanics, modes, and more.”
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Invites have only available for players in Europe and North America, at least for initial tests, and of course, access is extremely limited, with only a few thousand set to be invited.
Battlefield 6 editions & price
Here’s every edition available and how much it costs:
- Standard Edition (PC): $69.99 / €69.99 / £59.99
- Phantom Edition (PC): $99.99 / €99.99 / £89.99
- Standard (PS5/Xbox Series X|S): $69.99 / €79.99 / £69.99
- Phantom (PS5/Xbox Series X|S): $99.99 / €109.99 / £99.99
The Phantom Edition comes packed with the following exclusive rewards:
- BF Pro Token
- Battle Pass
- 25 Tier Skips
- Exclusive Rewards
- Phantom Squad
- 4 Soldier Skins
- “Glimmer” Melee Knife Weapon Skin
- “Shrouded” M433 Weapon Package
- “Drop Shadow” MS2010 ESR Weapon Package
- “Chimera” M1A2 SEPV3 Vehicle Skin
- “Death’s Head” Weapon Sticker
- “Cryptic” Weapon Charm
- “Operative” Dog Tag
- Phantom XP Boost Set
- 2x Hardware XP Boosts
- 2x Career XP Boosts
What platforms will Battlefield 6 be on?
Battlefield 6 is set to launch across PS5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC.
With mid-gen console refreshes now available too, it’s likely there will be support for the PS5 Pro with improved performance.
As for how Nintendo factors in, don’t expect this one to run on the original Nintendo Switch. However, it appears there’s a chance it might make its way to the Switch 2. At the very least, EA is open to the possibility down the line as nothing has been made official for the launch window.
“We don’t have anything to announce,” Zampella told IGN, “but is there a world? Sure. We love [Nintendo] as partners. They’ve been great to us. I love the [Switch].”
Battlefield 6 PC specs
Recommended PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor(AMD): AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Processor(Intel): Intel Core i7-10700
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics Card(AMD): AMD Radeon RX 6700-XT
- Graphics Card(Nvidia): Nvidia RTX 3060Ti
- Direct X: DX12
- Online Connection Requirements: Yes
- Hard Drive Space: SSD – 80GiB
- Additional Notes: TPM 2.0 Enabled, UEFI SECURE BOOT Enabled, HVCI Capable, VBS Capable
Minimum PC System Requirements
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor(AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Processor(Intel): Intel Core i5-8400
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics Card(AMD): AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB
- Graphics Card(Nvidia): Nvidia RTX 2060
- Direct X: DX12
- Online Connection Requirements: Yes
- Hard Drive Space: HDD – 55GiB
- Additional Notes: TPM 2.0 Enabled, UEFI SECURE BOOT Enabled, HVCI Capable, VBS Capable
When is the next Battlefield game set? Timeline confirmed
Battlefield is returning to a modern setting with the release of Battlefield 6. As first revealed in a report from Insider Gaming‘s Tom Henderson, the new entry will specifically take place “somewhere between 2027 and 2030” in a campaign wherein a private military group faces off against NATO. This was supported by the reveal trailer.
Players can expect to explore multiple locations around the world such as Gibraltar and the United States.
As such, we’re not reflecting on wars long gone like BF1 or 1942, nor are we focusing on the future like 2042 or 2142. Instead, the game is set in the modern age, featuring weapons and technology that exist today.
EA / Dexerto“If you look back to the pinnacle of Battlefield, it’s that Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 era where everything was modern,” Zampella said.
“I think we have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is and do that amazingly well, and then we’ll see where it goes from there.”
Who is making the next Battlefield game?
During EA Investor Day 2024, the publisher confirmed that four studios will be working on Battlefield in distinct roles: DICE, Criterion, Motive, and Ripple Effect.
Battlefield creator EA DICE will work on the game’s multiplayer. The team is also known for making Mirror’s Edge and the Star Wars Battlefront games.
Criterion Games will assist with multiplayer and work on single-player. The British studio is best known for its work on Burnout and Need for Speed and has assisted with titles such as Battlefield 5 and 2042.
Also working on the next entry’s single-player offering is Motive, the studio behind Star Wars: Squadrons, 2023’s Dead Space remake, and EA’s upcoming Iron Man game.
Finally, Ripple Effect is developing a new “Battlefield experience” set in the 2042 universe. Exactly where this fits into the equation remains unclear, but this is the outfit responsible for 2042’s Portal mode.
Trailers
The reveal trailer for Battlefield 6 premiered on July 24, providing the first official glimpse of Battlefield 6’s story and setting.
We then got to the multiplayer gameplay trailer on August 1, 2025, which really had us wanting to break stuff.
Gameplay details
Battlefield 6 Singleplayer
Battlefield 6’s campaign puts players in the boots of Dagger 1-3, a squad of Marine Raiders battling private militaries across global hotspots.
The story centers around the collapse of NATO and the rise of PAX ARMATA, a rogue military faction exploiting geopolitical chaos.
Pax Armata, once aligned with NATO interests, now operates independently, destabilizing a fractured geopolitical landscape.
Set across war-torn environments like a destroyed Manhattan coastline, the trailer shows in-engine footage with intense close-quarters action, air combat, and large-scale destruction, including crumbling skyscrapers and breached walls.
The trailer also confirms the return of traditional four-player squads, seemingly representing the classic Assault, Medic, Support, and Engineer classes.
Battlefield 6 Multiplayer
We went hands-on with Battlefield 6 during the LA reveal event, playing for roughly 10 hours over two days. It proved to be a return to form for the franchise.
We’ve since had plenty of time to sift through the details in the Beta. Be sure to brush up on all the weapons, modes, and more with our in-depth guides here.
At the core of it all, Zampella outlined, is promoting the game’s fun factor at every turn. “We’re testing everything around what’s the most fun. We are designing something more akin to previous Battlefields.”
That means bigger maps with enormous 128-player lobbies are out the window. The next Battlefield game is focusing back on 64-player matches with more focused map layouts.
“I’d rather have nice, dense, well-designed play spaces,” Zampella assured.
Furthermore, we know for certain Specialists have been thrown in the bin. With the controversial 2042 pivot gone, we’re set to return to the classic class-based system of earlier Battlefield games.
“I wasn’t there for 2042. I don’t know what the rationale was, but for me, it’s like the team tried something new. You have to applaud that effort. Not everybody likes it, but [you’ve] got to try things.
“It didn’t work. It didn’t fit. Specialists will not be coming back. Classes are kind of at the core of Battlefield, we’re going back to that.”
Amusingly enough, we know to expect a fully functioning scoreboard at launch this time around, too. We’ve played it, it’s in there.
We also know to expect a Battle Royale further down the line, though beyond a few-second teaser, we’re being kept in the dark on that one for now.