Battlefield™ V — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Get up to 30% off Battlefield 6 | 2025-12-18 | Warm up by the gunfire this holiday season with up to 30% off Battlefield 6 Standard Edition or up to 20% off Phantom Edition. Experience ultimate all-out warfare. 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. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/Battlefield_6/ Sale ends Jan 5. Offers may vary or change. See retailer for details. |
| Battlefield REDSEC Official Live-Action Trailer | 2025-10-31 | Grab the squad and drop in today. Drop into Fort Lyndon with massive destruction and the deadliest Battle Royale ring. Squad up for Gauntlet to hack and flip objectives, then dive into Portal. Play free now. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028330/Battlefield_REDSEC/ |
| Battlefield 6 Live Now | 2025-10-10 | 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 6The 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 an |
| Get Ready for Battlefield 6 - Launch Times, Secure Boot and PC Specs | 2025-10-07 | 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 InstructionsIn order to play Battlefield 6 on PC, you must enable Secure Boot. This necessary security feature allows EA’s Javelin Anticheat to detect, remove a |
| THE POWER OF PC MEETS THE POTENTIAL OF PORTAL | 2025-08-28 | 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 che |
| Open Beta Weekend 2 Live Now | 2025-08-14 | 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- |
| Battlefield 6 Open Beta Is Live | 2025-08-09 | 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, objec |
| Battlefield 6 Open Beta Early Access | 2025-08-07 | 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. |
| Battlefield 101: It’s Time for All-Out Warfare | 2025-08-05 | 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 |
| Battlefield 6 - Community Update - Open Beta and the Road to Launch | 2025-08-05 | Hello everyone, As we prepare for Battlefield™ 6’s Early Access Beta starting on Thursday, August 7, followed by the Open Beta on August 9, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our journey so far with Battlefield Labs, how we’ve adapted your feedback, and what you can expect from future play sessions and gameplay iterations as we prepare for launch. We’ll take a brief pause with Battlefield Labs during the Open Beta period. Once concluded, we’ll resume our commitment to feedback and continuous improvement through this program. We’re proud of the reception that we have seen with Battlefield Labs and we’ll keep monitoring and acting on play |
| Pre-Load the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Now | 2025-08-04 | 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/battl |
| Battlefield 6 Open Beta | 2025-08-01 | 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/battlefie |
| Pre-Purchase Battlefield 6 Today | 2025-07-31 | 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 COMBATBattlefield’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 |
| Battlefield 6 Reveal Trailer Is Live | 2025-07-24 | 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. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/Battlefield_6/ |
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| Battlefield Labs - Community Update - The Class System - Part Two | 2025-07-18 | This Community Update outlines the current status of the Class System in Battlefield Labs, featuring insights from early player experiences.Some systems aren't yet available in Battlefield Labs, but everything discussed here is crucial for defining class identities and achieving our goal of creating the best Class System in Battlefield's history. We have seen the suggestions to revert to previous systems and/or closed weapons. We are keeping these in mind in our discussions as we aim to connect new and veteran players to the Battlefield experience, fostering teamwork and creating a universal understanding of our systems for the future.We've c |
| Battlefield Labs - Community Update - The Class System - Part One | 2025-05-21 | 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 ser |
| BATTLEFIELD LABS - DEVELOPMENT UPDATE, MAY 2025 | 2025-05-06 | 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 helpe |
| Community Update - Battlefield Labs - Destruction | 2025-04-18 | 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' |
| Battlefield Labs - Community Update - Gunplay and Movement Philosophy | 2025-03-07 | 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. 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 mov |