EA has confirmed its subsequent Battlefield sport remains to be on monitor to launch earlier than subsequent April, with a full reveal due this “summer season”, following a number of months of invite-only playtests.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson shared the information of Battlefield’s imminent reveal as a part of the corporate’s This fall and monetary yr 2025 earnings report. “As we glance to the longer term, we’re assured in our capability to execute throughout a deep pipeline,” he wrote, “starting this summer season with the extremely anticipated reveal of Battlefield, a pivotal step in delivering on our subsequent technology of blockbuster leisure.”
The writer additionally recommitted to its beforehand introduced FY26 launch window for Battlefield, which means the sport remains to be on monitor to launch earlier than April subsequent yr. Again in February, Wilson prompt EA is perhaps keen to delay its subsequent Battlefield if “some issues occurring within the yr” meant that “wasn’t an awesome window for us” – seemingly an indirect reference to GTA 6, which has since been delayed into Might subsequent yr.
EA and DICE teased new Battlefield gameplay in February.Watch on YouTube
EA has beforehand shared some lofty targets for its subsequent Battlefield, saying it desires it to be the “greatest [series entry] we have ever made.” To that finish, it has been working invite-only playtests since March because it seeks to “get the neighborhood again on [its] facet” following the poorly acquired Battlefield 2042 – which rapidly grew to become one in every of Steam’s worst-reviewed video games of all time after its launch in 2021, and was later acknowledged to have flopped.
Whereas EA’s current Battlefield playtests have resulted in a flurry of leaked footage, little has been formally revealed past the actual fact it is set within the modern-day, and can convey again conventional lessons and extra targeted maps after the unpopular modifications made in Battlefield 2042. There’ve additionally been strategies, primarily based on landmarks sighted within the single little bit of idea artwork shared final yr, that the sequence is perhaps heading to Gibraltar. However with a full reveal due this “summer season” – maybe at this yr’s Summer time Sport Fest – there should not be too lengthy till we study extra.
Earlier than then, nevertheless, EA has introduced plans to “proceed scaling Battlefield Labs testing globally”, saying it will start inviting extra gamers throughout Europe, North America, and choose areas of Asia all through Might. These playtest will embody new content material, in addition to additional testing of weapon balancing, injury values, plus “motion and fight pacing mechanics”.
Away from Battlefield, EA has confirmed its free-to-play Skate reboot is equally on account of launch earlier than April 2026. Beforehand, developer Full Circle stated it stays dedicated to its 2025 early entry launch window, though a extra particular date is but to be shared.
