Battlefield™ 6 News

[p]Get to the frontline. Battlefield’s biggest Open Beta ever is LIVE for two-weekends only, August 9-10 and 14-17. Jump in today and experience ultimate all-out warfare.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Drop into intense urban combat on the streets of central Cairo, take to the skies in an aerial dogfight along Tajikistan’s glorious mountainside, and sprint through Gibraltar’s winding streets, stalk its alleyways, dodge heavily-armored tanks, and tear through buildings.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Rally your squad for Weekend 1 modes. [/p][p][/p]

• [p]Experience Battlefield's signature all-out warfare in Conquest, where tanks, jets, and attack helicopters turn the tides of battle.[/p]
• [p]Push or hold the line in the intense, objective-driven Breakthrough. Capture and hold multiple control points to outpace the enemy, and don’t hold back, in Domination. [/p]
• [p]Battle to control a single capture point as the fighting gets fiercer the more time ticks down in King of the Hill.[/p]
• [p]Tackle 7 challenges during Weekend 1 and unlock rewards that are redeemable at game launch.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]It's go time, Soldier.[/p][p][/p][p]*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.[/p]

[p]It's go time, Soldier. Weekend 1 of Battlefield’s biggest Open Beta ever starts tomorrow! [/p][p][/p][p]From the intense urban combat on the streets of central Cairo to the winding streets of Gibraltar's Iberian Offensive, wage war in iconic maps from around the globe. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Experience Battlefield's signature all-out warfare in Conquest, where tanks, jets, and attack helicopters turn the tides of battle. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Push or hold the line in the intense, objective-driven Breakthrough. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Capture and hold multiple control points to outpace the enemy, and don’t hold back, in Domination. Battle to control a single capture point as the fighting gets fiercer the more time ticks down in King of the Hill. [/p][p][/p][p]Tackle progression challenges and unlock rewards that are redeemable at game launch. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Lock and load for two weekends of non-stop action, August 9-10 and 14-17.[/p][p][/p][p]To run Battlefield 6 on your PC, here are the minimum, recommended, and ultra requirements.[/p][p][/p][h2][/h2][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]Get to the frontline and pre-load the Open Beta now.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.[/p]

Waiting's been a bit of theme during the early stages of the Battlefield 6 open beta, which has otherwise been earning a lot of thumbs up from FPS heads. If you've recently run into an never-ending loading screen while trying to jump into a Conquest match, the good news is that the devs have been working to solve those issues.

While EA reckon the problem's specific to that game mode and the Siege of Cairo map, that doesn't look to have stopped plenty of players from running into it over the past 24 hours. Cue a number of frustrated Reddit posts that boil down to the word 'stuck' being yelled so loud it could bring down a helicopter.

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[p]During the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Early Access, August 7th & 8th, tune into your favorite creators streaming Battlefield 6 to unlock your own early access code. Once you have your Twitch Drops code, visit Battlefield.com and enter the code to get Early Access added to your account.[/p][p][/p][p]Plus, pre-load the Open Beta now and prepare for two action-packed weekends, August 9-10 and 14-17. Lock and load, Soldier -- it's go time.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]*Conditions & restrictions apply. See https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6/game-disclaimers for details.[/p]

The first leg of the Battlefield 6 beta is live, for those who managed to get a code. Everyone else, however, is seemingly just as happy to spend their time watching any of the thousands of Twitch streamers currently playing the game.

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