Battlefield’s playtest is giving us loads of sneaky peeks at what’s to come back in EA’s shooter, and developer DICE has “a great deal of suggestions from the very energetic testers chosen.” Unlike Battlefield 2042’s lukewarm reception, followers appear fairly happy with what they’ve seen to date, and the leaks have been so spectacular, EA’s not even making an attempt to take them down but.
While the Battlefield staff has teased there’s nonetheless extra assessments to come back to offer extra gamers an opportunity to get entangled, we have pulled collectively all of the enhancements and new options we have noticed to date.
Battlefield 6 has a drag mechanic
Perhaps most notable is the power to tug wounded allies away to security. At the time of writing, a video clip on the Battlefield subreddit exhibiting off the brand new function has had nearly 8,000 upvotes.
In a post on X, Battlefield lead producer, David Sirland, confirmed he was “not okay with leaks,” hinting that “[leakers] are [being] handled accordingly.” Despite this, nonetheless, Sirland acknowledged that the brand new drag and revive function is a key a part of the “revive loop,” including: “I’m anticipating to see some fascinating use within the subsequent check on labs.”
“With this function, there’s extra of that enjoyable interplay with extra items to the puzzle,” he teased. “There’s some actually enjoyable mixtures that may occur (it is cancellable at any time with maintain model). I am unable to look ahead to you guys to begin discovering out what they’re.”
Battlefield 6 allows you to cling on to autos
It additionally seems as if players can cling to vehicles, too, both to get across the map faster or lie in look ahead to an ideal sneaky ambush. While some gamers nonetheless aren’t certain if the pictures are merely enter/exit animations, this function was rumored a while in the past, and it seems the playtest now confirms it.
Battlefield 6 has improved in-game motion
There’s additionally been loads of positive chatter about in-game movement, too, with improved and/or reintroduced motion options reminiscent of crouch dash, fight dive, and touchdown roll, in addition to new visible indicators “to make it simpler to know when actions reminiscent of vaulting or leaning are doable.”
Battlefield 6 reportedly has 3D maps
3D maps are again as effectively. According to sources who’ve performed the pre-alpha playtest, it seems as if each the mini-map and the spawn screen maps are 3D. This makes it simpler to see the elevation of tall buildings and landscapes, serving to you select the proper spawn level. The final time we noticed 3D maps in Battlefield was in 2018’s Battlefield 5.
Battlefield 6 has improved destruction
Environmental destruction — a key a part of Battlefield’s attraction that can be utilized to offer gamers a tactical benefit — is equally beefed up, as this brief clip, with over 9000 upvotes and 600 feedback, exhibits.
As for what’s subsequent? Lead producer Sirland revealed DICE now has “a great deal of suggestions from the very energetic testers chosen […] in good quantities and in the fitting areas for us to have the ability to use it.”
“There is a rationale to the strategy we’re taking, and it is working effectively to date. There shall be extra assessments and we’ll divulge heart’s contents to extra over time,” he added.
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EA has been enjoying its playing cards fairly near its chest in regards to the new Battlefield, and we nonetheless do not know when, precisely, it is going to launch. But EA’s final monetary report steered it’s going to come someday between April 2025 and March 2026.
Vikki Blake is a reporter, critic, columnist, and advisor. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
