This new installment will revert to a traditional Battlefield format, removing Specialists and the 128-player matches seen in Battlefield 2042. The playtest is private, with NDA’s sent to selected fans and content creators.
Last year, during EA’s Investor’s Day event, the publisher announced that the new Battlefield game would be undergoing large-scale community testing in “early 2025.” It seems that time is now, as we got word that the latest game in the franchise, which has yet to be given a proper title by EA, will be undergoing testing as early as next week.
EA nor DICE have yet to announce anything, and this is not a public playtest, so don’t expect any random EA email to drop.
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According to people familiar with the situation, NDA’s (non-disclosure agreements) are being sent out by EA to select Battlefield fans and content creators., and the playtest is said to be starting as soon as this coming week.
Further adding to the veracity of this report is content creator DANNYonPC (who wasn’t invited to the playtest), who posted a video on how one content creator slipped up and tweeted about it recently. That tweet has been pulled, and we won’t share the identity of the content creator who mentioned it to avoid putting them into more hot water.
While we’re not expecting a ton of people to be part of the playtests, this is still very good news for franchise fans, as it means the game is already in a playable state that DICE is willing to have outsiders try their hand at it.
We’re expecting an official announcement regarding the new Battlefield (not the playtest) to be made very soon. Hopefully, we’ll get a proper trailer, release window and maybe a few seconds of footage. You just know EA will be saving whatever it has for the game for its digital show in June (if the publisher decides to run one).
While there’s not a lot known about the in-development Battlefield game, EA has confirmed it will scrap Specialists and the 128-player matches that were featured in Battlefield 2042, in favor of a more traditional Battlefield experience, which fans have been asking for. It will also feature the largest development team behind a Battlefield game, as it’ll have Motive Studio, Ripple Effect, Criterion, and DICE all working on one game.
One rumor has surfaced last year which mentions the game will feature a F2P Battle Royale mode, 45 weapons and 10 maps at launch.
It’s been a rough few years for the Battlefield franchise, what with Battlefield 2042 underperforming according to EA. Before BF2042, the latest game released then was Battlefield V that was pushed out to retail in November 2018. It also didn’t perform well in terms of sales, with most series fans pointing to the Attrition mechanic and live service model as the main issues.
Stay tuned here on Game Geeks News for the more Battlefield news, as it seems the dam is about ready to be opened, so expect a deluge of stuff to make their way out soon-ish.

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By Alex Co 1 February 2025