Battlefield Labs gamers have reported that the playtest of the sport has gotten a brand new replace. As noticed by Reddit consumer NSGXD, the Battlefield Labs Telegram group has reported that the replace weighs in at 13 GB, and brings with it new options within the type of help for Nvidia’s DLSS 4 options.
Gamers have additionally reported that the replace has modified the watermark current on the sport from being Pre-Alpha to simply being Alpha, which signifies that the studios engaged on Battlefield Labs are making strong progress on the title’s growth. Whereas EA itself is but to substantiate the main points of the replace, gamers have additionally observed information within the recreation’s folders which have references to a battle royale recreation mode.
This could additionally lay additional credence to a report from earlier this week the place Battlefield’s international senior director of built-in communications Andy McNamara spoke concerning the title being on monitor to be revealed this summer time. “The group will know when the reveal is coming,” he stated when requested if the sport remains to be on monitor to be revealed in June. “We’re centered on Labs and getting ready for the reveal this Summer time.”
The following Battlefield title has been going by way of fairly just a few modifications as a part of its Labs playtest. Again in Might, the title’s builders detailed the brand new class system within the recreation, which may also function just a few controversial modifications, together with the dearth of weapon restrictions on lessons.
Slightly, the goal of the builders appears to be to advertise varied gamers with lessons to choose particular weapons by giving them bonuses for utilizing the proper weapon. The system, dubbed Signature Weapon, will present, for instance, a Recon participant with bonuses for utilizing sniper rifles, like the power to carry their breath for long-distance photographs.
The plan with this new system appears to be a method for the builders to discourage gamers from making dangerous choices with their weapon loadouts as regards to class identification and teamwork, whereas not outright stopping them from making these choices. Slightly, with the Signature Weapon system, Battlefield needs to offer gamers advantages for utilizing sure weapon varieties with particular lessons, whereas not giving too many drawbacks for weapon decisions that may very well be seen as incorrect.
It’s value noting that these options are nonetheless present process checks, and would possibly even get modified up because the Battlefield Labs playtests progress additional.
Because the playtests have been happening, EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke about being extra optimistic concerning the launch of Battlefield 6 in mild of Grand Theft Auto 6 getting delayed to 2026.
“I’m undecided I can touch upon the remainder of the trade and their launches or launch timings, apart from to say sometimes right this moment video games take a few years to construct and develop, and it’s unlikely that in the event you weren’t already prepared for launch on this window, it might be onerous to prepare and reap the benefits of which could be in any other case a much less aggressive window than we could have anticipated earlier,” he stated throughout an earnings name.
