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Battlefield 6 facts

Battlefield 6, explained plain

Penguin keeps the big facts short for friends. What is live is kept apart from what is only announced.

Info as of 3 Oct 2026

Done (live in the game)

  • Battlefield 6 launched on 10 October 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam, EA app, Epic Games Store).
  • It is made by Battlefield Studios (DICE, Criterion, Motive, Ripple Effect) and published by EA.
  • Four classes: Assault, Engineer, Support and Recon. Matches hold up to 64 players, and progress carries across platforms with an EA account.
  • Launch modes: Conquest, Breakthrough, Rush, Team Deathmatch, Squad Deathmatch, Domination, King of the Hill, Escalation and Sabotage. Portal is included.
  • Nine maps at launch, among them Liberation Peak, Empire State / Manhattan Bridge and New Sobek City.
  • Year 1 is complete: Seasons 1–4, the free REDSEC battle royale, Ranked for REDSEC, naval warfare, and Wake Island and Railway to Golmud back again.
  • The Top Gun phase came on 18 August 2026 with two jets: the F/A-81F Super Spectre (F/A-18 Super Hornet) and the F-74A Seacat (F-14 Tomcat).
  • The Deep Six event closed around 28 September 2026.

Announced / still exploring (not live yet)

Season 5 and the 2027 plans are announced or still being explored, so all of this can change.

  • Season 5 starts Year 2.
  • Rapid Royale is coming to REDSEC.
  • The Open and Elite Series return.
  • Three Vegas maps across the season, two of them at season launch.
  • New weapons and Portal updates.
  • A Server Browser, later in Season 5.
  • Vehicle, anti-air and gunplay changes are still being tested and may change.
  • 2027 plans are exploration only, nothing is locked yet.