DICE and EA have recently announced the testing phases for Battlefield 6, which include news about their new production structure (or restructure) as well as a trailer sneak peek at the game’s pre-alpha footage. As expected, some longtime Battlefield veterans are excited, but others are more skeptical, however, after the rather poor reception to the most recent Battlefield 2042.
The aforementioned pre-alpha footage shows just what players can expect supposedly in-game, which was mostly a showcase of the upcoming game’s rather malleable environment. Battlefield 6 appears to be improving the destructibility of its environments with a sharper focus on ground and infantry-based combat. Some of the closest comparisons liken the upcoming Battlefield 6 and its trailer to a more modern take on the highly celebrated Battlefield 3.
Other fans were more wary this time because the trailer was for the game’s pre-alpha stage, and there was no indication that what they showed would be in the final product. Moreover, the bigger worry for some fans was that Battlefield 2042 also had a promising trailer, only to turn out to be somewhat of a low point for the franchise.
Hence, highly-upvoted comments like those from u/KaiLCU_YT on the pre-alpha footage trailer’s Reddit threat provided a counterbalance of caution out of all the hype.
Truth be told, a 10-second pre-alpha trailer is not exactly a good way to judge the game and how it will look, so Battlefield 6 fans ought to remain skeptical until there’s actual working in-game footage. Others warned against pre-ordering the game after the disaster that they experienced with Battlefield 2142‘s launch and live-service development.
You Might See the Gameplay Soon Enough
The good news is that while Battlefield 6 is still several months (or even years) away from an actual release, EA and DICE are holding Battlefield Labs where they’ll be bringing players into various playtests for Battlefield 6 so they can “help” with the game. This form of “help” will presumably be from playtester feedback, similar to early access or betas but more limited.
That very well means some reports or anecdotes could soon pop up, likely from your favorite streamers or other entities. Battlefield Labs aims to test almost everything based on the developer trailer, which includes the aforementioned pre-alpha footage.
As early as now, some potential playtesters are already reporting discouragingly long Battlefield Labs registration queues of up to 160,000 players (at the time of writing). Currently, Battlefield Labs’ servers are only located in North America and Europe, though they will open up to regions eventually so you can help with development.
