Here's When The ‘Battlefield 6' Open Beta Week 2 Starts And What To Expect

Forbes

3 days ago

Battlefield 6 is the talk of the town. After a hugely successful Open Beta weekend, the Battlefield community and first-person shooter fans are buzzing with excitement. EA and DICE's popular shooter has been in a rut for years. The last big success story in the franchise was 2016's excellent Battlefield 1, but that game took place in WW1. There hasn't been a modern-day Battlefield since 2013's Battlefield 4, and arguably that game wasn't quite as good or as popular as 2011's Battlefield 3.
Battlefield 6 takes players back to modern-day, away from the historical shooters (Battlefield 1 and Battlefield 5) and the futuristic setting of Battlefield 2042. It's been over a decade, and players are ready. Delta Force almost scratched that itch, but rampant cheating and other issues have made the game almost unplayable. The first weekend of Battlefield 6's open beta was an incredibly promising start, and now we're about to dive back in for more.
The game outpaced all Call Of Duty titles on Steam in its first free weekend, with over 520,000 concurrent players. Over 5 million players reportedly played the beta in Weekend 1 across all platforms, including PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Epic Games Store and the EA App. Weekend 2 could be even bigger thanks to the hype.
Here's when the second weekend kicks off and what to expect.
What Are The Battlefield 6 Open Beta Dates?
There's no Early Access portion of the open beta like there was for the first weekend, so all players on all platforms will play at the exact same times.
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Here's the Open Beta trailer:
Battlefield 6 will not be available on older consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One, nor is the game – with its impressive graphics and destructible environments – coming to Nintendo Switch. The game and the Open Beta will be available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and the EA App.
These are the minimum and recommended specs for PC players:
PC players will also need to enable Secure Boot in order to play the full game and the Open Beta. This, along with EA Javelin Anticheat, is designed to prevent cheaters from ruining the experience for everyone else. For help with the Secure Boot process, go here.
What Maps And Modes Will Be Available During The Open Beta?
During the first weekend, players were able to play across three maps and several modes. The maps included:
On weekend 2, we get a fourth map:
Weekend 1 modes included Conquest, Breakthrough and Closed Weapons Breakthrough, as well as Domination and King Of The Hill, which was added later. Closed Weapons modes restricted weapons to classes, while all other modes made weapons open to all classes. Read more about that here.
On Weekend 2, Rush and Deathmatch will also join the rotation. There's no word on when the free-to-play Battlefield 6 battle royale mode will launch or whether it will be part of an upcoming beta.
A number of free rewards were unlockable during Weekend 1, including Soldier Skins, Weapon Packages and other cosmetics. These are not available to use in the beta, but will be available when the game launches on October 10th. Weekend 2 adds several more rewards including the War Machine Vehicle Skin, Striking Distance Weapon Package and Bat Company Dog Tag (a play on Bad Company, another great Battlefield game).
The developers have indicated that unlike Call Of Duty, Soldier Skins will be more grounded and we should not expect Beavis and Butthead or other Fortnite-style skins.
"It has to be grounded. That is what BF3 and BF4 was—it was all soldiers, on the ground. It's going to be like this," design director Shashank Uchil said in an interview recently. "I don't think it needs Nicki Minaj. Let's keep it real, keep it grounded." Uchil is throwing shade at Activision's Call Of Duty franchise, which released – and later took down – a skin of the celebrity in Modern Warfare II.
Known Issues
DICE published an official list of known issues affecting players during the first weekend. It's unclear how many of these will be resolved in time for the second weekend and players should expect to see more. The most annoying bug I encountered was my weapon and arms completely disappearing, making aiming next to impossible and making it hard to see when a weapon reload animation was complete. I don't see the bug on the list, but I know other players have experienced it as well. Here's the full list of known issues.
Soldier:
Weapons and Gadgets:
Weapon Recoil in Open Beta
While not present within the Open Beta, a series of balance passes have already taken place around weapon recoil; however, they were not able to be included in the open beta build in time. The team is consistently paying attention to feedback around all things weapons, and we'll continue to keep players updated at a later point about more details specific to weapon balancing and gameplay.
UI/UX:
Maps & Modes:
Settings & Functionality:
Client:
We advise the following workaround to resolve this issue:
Crash Awareness:
Bugs aside, I had a great time with the first Open Beta weekend (it's a beta, so bugs forgivable). I can't wait to try out more maps and modes this weekend. Here's the Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal trailer:
Battlefield 6 launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 10th, 2025.