Battlefield™ 6 News
Is 128 players too much for a multiplayer FPS? Yes, says Battlefield 6
Battlefield 2042 supported 128 player matches at launch in 2021. Battlefield 6 will support 64 player matches, when it launches on 10th October this year. Some mistake here, surely? Battlefield 6 is a sequel to Battlefield 2042, and sequels are supposed to have More. If I have just given voice to your innermost thoughts, then I fear it is time to bamboozle and horrify you with the nightmare-physics of the arcane game design proverb, "sometimes, less is more".
"But how can this be?" you shriek, as the ground crumbles and the walls peel away. Matter cannot increase and decrease simultaneously! A "+1" cannot be a "-1"! You reach for the whiskey bottle in a frenzy, but it is too late to unlearn this awful knowledge. Anyway, stop screaming so I can treat you to another morsel of insight from Battlefield 6 design director Shashank Uchil. I promise this one won't hurt quite as much.
Battlefield 6 Devs Reveal Console-Exclusive Crossplay Mode, And Optimization
Battlefield 6 technical lead and combat designer talks about crossplay development and how they optimized the game for Xbox Series S.
In a recent interview, new details on the upcoming FPS game were revealed. Battlefield 6 technical lead Christian Buhl talks about crossplay development and how they optimized the game for Xbox Series S. The game’s combat designer Matthew Nickerson also joined the IGN interview, explaining how their crossplay mechanics would work, and is exclusive to consoles only. Both touched on two aspects that players were concerned with in the upcoming title.
Combat designer Nickerson confirmed crossplay will be a console-only feature. He explained that crossplay is a simple toggle that can be found in-game. Moreover, for preference input, if a console player is matchmaking, the lobby will provide preference to other console players “in a set time frame” and then fill up the rest of it, if required, with PC players.
Battlefield 6's battle royale boasts a RING OF INSTAKILL DOOOOOOOOOM, and the playtest kicks off soon
Watch out! EA claim to have created "the most dangerous ring in gaming" for Battlefield 6's battle royale, and they won't stop waving their lethal hoop around in a post that runs down the mode's features ahead of its first Labs playtest.
Prior to now, all we've gotten battle royale-wise have been teases, with the devs busy seeking feedback on the shooter's more standard multiplayer bits during the recent open beta. Oh, and showing off their campaign's rampant helicopter destruction, lest we forget the great sacrifice of those poor metal birds.
Battlefield 6's battle royale mode is borrowing some of the worst aspects of Call of Duty: Warzone, but at least its ring of fire instantly kills you
Battlefield Studios has officially unveiled the first details of the Battlefield 6 battle royale mode, which was first announced in August at the game’s multiplayer reveal event. At the time, the developer didn’t confirm its official name, or really discuss any of its aspects.