#Battlefield 6 pre order date full#

The studio is emphatic in stressing it isn’t a battle royale mode.Īs ever, there’ll be a fleet of vehicles to jump into during matches. Dice reinforce Hazard Zone is something all-new for the franchise: a modern take on multiplayer that’s a “high-stakes, squad-based game type”.

#Battlefield 6 pre order date full#

Hazard Zone, as well as the mystery third pillar – in development at Dice LA – will get their full reveal at a later date. Of that pair only All Out Warfare is the focus of this first look, debuting with a duo of familiar modes. There are three gameplay pillars – “experiences”- to 2042. All Out Warfare’s Conquest and Breakthrough

Fitting though with the series’ 20th anniversary coming up, that EA offers a nod – unintentional or otherwise – to franchise starter Battlefield 1942 in its selection of year. The setup is close enough to today to be recognisable, but far enough in the future to include advanced arsenals and destructive weather patterns. Stateless soldiers (“No-Pat Specialists”) now fight on behalf of the remaining superpowers. The real-world yet fictitious setting pitches a “what if” scenario of societies crumbling in the face of violent climate changes and diminishing resources. It also marks the franchise’s return to (near) modern day. This is Dice’s proprietary game engine Frostbite flexing all-new processing muscle acquired in the two or so years since last entry Battlefield V. And, on PS5, a 128-player count per match. The real-time unpredictability of extreme weather systems that’ll tear through the frontline. It boasts one of the biggest maps in the series to date.

Coming to both PS4 and PS5, it continues the series’ ambitious trajectory of incorporating cutting-edge tech to increase the size and density of its sandboxes, while retooling and expanding its vast armory of gameplay modes and mechanics. Battlefield 2042 launches later this year on October 22 with development handled by Dice, Criterion, Dice LA, and EA Gothenburg. EA has revealed the next iteration of its massive multiplayer shooter series.