Battlefield™ 6 News

Battlefield 6's PC specs don't look too lofty despite all the booms, and Steam players won't need the pesky EA App

Right, if your hearing's recovered enough from the sheer blaring blastiness of yesterday's Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal, I'm here to tell you a couple of things you'll probably be happy about. Well, unless you're planning on buying it from the Epic Games store.

You see, amid last night's info drop, EA have revealed at least an estimate of the specs your hardware'll need to have to run it, as well as the very important detail of whether you'll need to fire it up via (whispers) the EA launcher.

Battlefield 6 Open Beta

[p]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.[/p][p][/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p]To run Battlefield 6 on your PC, here are the minimum, recommended, and ultra requirements.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]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.[/p][p][/p][p]See you in the Open Beta, Soldier. Lock and load for Battlefield 6 and pre-purchase now.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.[/p]

Battlefield 6 is the first Battlefield to launch with EA's new kernel-level Javelin Anticheat

Battlefield 6 has been officially revealed. EA spelled a lot of the beans as part of the worldwide multiplayer gameplay reveal event, which also featured hours of live gameplay from hundreds of content creators.

Battlefield 6 will be a unplayable on Linux systems due to the anti-cheat

Just in case you were curious - no you will not be able to play Battlefield 6 on any Linux powered system including SteamOS.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/battlefield-6-will-be-a-unplayable-on-linux-systems-due-to-the-anti-cheat/

Battlefield Labs' next test is the leaked Battlefield 6 battle royale mode, but that's all you're getting today

EA certainly put together a compelling showcase of Battlefield 6’s multiplayer overnight. The event was laser-focused on the franchise’s core tenets, and how the teams at Battlefield Studios are bringing them into a new generation.