

While fans were originally looking forward to the full release of Battlefield 2042 later this October, that hype can still be used as everyone gets the ability to test the game next week. There will also be a zipline between two lighting towers that players can fight on top of. Changing weather effects will culminate with a tornado that sends soldiers flying. Orbital will have an automated rocket launch during each game. The single featured map shows off a lot of the new map features that Battlefield 2042 is bringing to the table. Players will have one specialist for each of the four classes: An engineer with a grapple gun called Mackay, a combat medic with a stim pistol called Falck, a support with a sentry gun called Boris, and a sniper with a recon drone called Casper. The beta will feature Battlefield’s “ iconic Conquest experience” on the new map Orbital. However, on last-gen consoles, the 64-player limit will still be in effect, which means it will only be a 32 v 32 if you intend to play the beta on your PS4 or Xbox One. On current-gen consoles and pc, the matches will be 64 v 64 to show off the new 128 player servers that will be coming with Battlefield 2042.

These start (and end) times and dates should be the same across all platforms. Players with early access can being preloading the game on October 5 th at 9 am CEST / 12 am PT / 3 am ET. The beta will be active until October 10 th at 9 am CEST / 12 am PT / 3 am ET. The beta will become open to all players a few days later on October 8 th at 9 am CEST / 12 am PT / 3 am ET. Early access for the beta will begin on October 6 th at 9 am CEST / 12 am PT / 3 am ET.
