Battlefield 6 Devs Expanding Playtesting Soon, Share Details On Progress

The next Battlefield game is currently in development, and developer DICE has shared that it will be expanding its playtesting program soon. Battlefield Labs, DICE's effort to include players at early stages of the game's multiplayer mode development, will be inviting more people to join testing throughout the month of May.DICE published an update on X detailing Battlefield Labs progress so far, highlighting that participants have already enabled the developer to increase stability and balance throughout many aspects of the game. Most notably, DICE will shortly be adding new waves of participants to the work in progress, starting with prospective players in North America and Europe and then expanding to Asia later. Battlefield Labs began public access back in March with a very small set of playtesters, so this will likely mark a significant increase in the number of people getting hands on with the game. The studio also noted that playtesting has helped achieve "smooth, low-latency gunplay," balancing movement speed across "crouch sprint, combat rolling, and vaulting," and improving the gameplay impact of environmental destruction. In the near future, DICE will be focusing on collecting feedback and iterating on weapon balance, as well as continuing to refine destructibility. Continue Reading at GameSpot

May 6, 2025 - 21:46

Battlefield 6 Devs Expanding Playtesting Soon, Share Details On Progress

The next Battlefield game is currently in development, and developer DICE has shared that it will be expanding its playtesting program soon. Battlefield Labs, DICE's effort to include players at early stages of the game's multiplayer mode development, will be inviting more people to join testing throughout the month of May.

DICE published an update on X detailing Battlefield Labs progress so far, highlighting that participants have already enabled the developer to increase stability and balance throughout many aspects of the game. Most notably, DICE will shortly be adding new waves of participants to the work in progress, starting with prospective players in North America and Europe and then expanding to Asia later. Battlefield Labs began public access back in March with a very small set of playtesters, so this will likely mark a significant increase in the number of people getting hands on with the game.

The studio also noted that playtesting has helped achieve "smooth, low-latency gunplay," balancing movement speed across "crouch sprint, combat rolling, and vaulting," and improving the gameplay impact of environmental destruction. In the near future, DICE will be focusing on collecting feedback and iterating on weapon balance, as well as continuing to refine destructibility. Continue Reading at GameSpot