EA and DICE just debuted the first-ever trailer for Battlefield 6, right on schedule. The trailer premiered on YouTube moments ago, just days after the game’s official title was announced. The reveal trailer brought our first proper look at the game’s overall aesthetic, confirmed its setting, and offered a brief introduction to its main fighting factions.
Sadly, however, it did not have the sort of news that would get Battlefield fans excited.
For one, today’s reveal trailer did not come with a release date. The trailer focused entirely on the game’s single-player campaign, which spans several parts of the globe – including the United States. We’re introduced to Pax Armata, the enemy faction of the game.
The actual multiplayer reveal won’t happen until Thursday, July 31. This is a whole event, as rumours suggested, that’s going to be lead by developers from the various Battlefield Studios teams walking us through multiplayer for the first time.
EA said to expect a look at core features, maps, as well as the game’s main modes – so perhaps that’s where we’re going to hear about the rumoured battle royale mode, too. And, very much in the style of Call of Duty’s own reveal events, streamers will be going live with their own live gameplay from across the world.
We know that there’s going to be an open beta, but due to the focus of today’s trailer, we didn’t get any new details about that, either.
The Battlefield 6 beta will, of course, be most players’ first opportunity to go hands-on with the game prior to its launch, as all the recent Battlefield Labs tests have been limited.
Another reason the beta will be critical in helping the teams deliver a better game at release is that it’s going to offer a potential solution to the issue of whether or not weapons should be locked to classes, as is Battlefield tradition.
DICE recently confirmed that it’s moving forward with its initial plan to allow all classes to use the game’s entire arsenal, a decision many longtime Battlefield fans are strongly against. Though the game will incentivise players to stick to their class’ Signature Weapon, many feel it won’t be enough.
The beta will offer a playlist with Signature Weapons locked, as well as another where everyone is free to use every weapon. It’s not clear whether this will remain the case for launch, but you can definitely see this as the developers’ way of gauging real-world player interest.
There’s a lot riding on the success of Battlefield 6, so the next few months will be crucial to EA’s mission to, reportedly, attract 100 million players, not to mention convince jaded longtime fans to jump back in after the disappointment of Battlefield 2042.