“Be the first to deploy” — Battlefield 2042 Open Beta is launching this Fall

Electronic Arts and DICE today announced the Battlefield 2042 Open Beta will be available on October 8 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC. EA Play members and players who pre-order the game gain access October 6.

Battlefield 2042 Open Beta Duration

• Oct 5: Downloads enabled for all players
• Oct 6-9: Early Access window (triggers Oct 6 at 9 a.m. CEST)
• Oct 8-9: Open Availability (triggers Oct 8 at 9 a.m. CEST)
• Oct 10, 9 a.m. CEST: Sunset

The beta includes

• Orbital map
• 128-player battles on PC and next-gen consoles
• 64-players battles on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
• Specialists
  • Boris, “a Russian engineer who comes with a SG-36”
  • Casper, “a South African camouflage and long-ranged attacks expert”
  • Falck, “a skilled German medic who specializes in Support”
  • Mackay, “a Canadian outdoorsman and nomad who is equipped with a Grapple Gun”

According to Electronic Arts,

Set in Kourou, French Guiana, the Battlefield 2042 Orbital map lets players experience a race against time in hostile conditions as they battle around the site of an imminent rocket launch. Sectors found in this map include the Assembly Building, the Launch Platform and the Crawlerway connecting the two. During a Conquest match, players will experience Battlefield’s signature dynamic maps featuring an automated rocket launch sequence, zipline traversal between lightning towers, vehicular combat in adverse weather, including an unexpected tornado event altering the flow of battle, and much more.

Battlefield 2042 is available now for pre-order and is set to launch on retail and digital storefronts on November 19 for $59.99 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and $69.99 on Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5.

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