- As discovered by players in the EA app's API, the Battlefield 6 open beta will reportedly kick off on August 4, 2025.
- The date lines up with a heavily rumored reveal event set for July 31, which should also see pre-orders going live.
- The BF6 beta could require players to pre-order the game to gain access to the playtest.
Ahead of Battlefield 6’s official reveal, EA’s PC launcher seems to have prematurely disclosed the start date for the game’s open beta. The date was spotted by Battlefield fans on Reddit, adding further fuel to widespread rumors of the beta’s imminent announcement.
Details surfaced after players delved into the EA app’s API and discovered mentions of the Battlefield 6 beta, with the publication date set for August 4, 2025. The date lines up with the heavily rumored Battlefield 6 reveal event scheduled for July 31, which, according to Insider Gaming, will adopt a Call of Duty Next-style format.
In alignment with this report, images of promotional packages sent out to streamers began popping up online, all but confirming an invitational event that will allow content creators to go hands-on with the game.
Naturally, this led fans to speculate on when Battlefield 6’s open beta will kick off, especially since EA confirmed the playtest’s existence via an X post. As posted on the official Battlefield account, players will be free to switch between a Closed and Open Weapons system during the beta, which should help appease both franchise purists and newer players. More importantly, the open beta’s mention lends a ton of credibility to its potential August start date, meaning we might be playing BF6 much sooner than expected.
It’s worth noting that the API also contained references to “early open beta access,” which suggests that players will need to pre-order the game to receive beta access. This is par for the course for most AAA playtests these days, and pre-orders should go live directly after the reveal event.
It’s an exciting time to be a Battlefield fan, and a solid opportunity for the franchise to break away from the disappointing 2042. With that being said, BF6 cannot afford to release with a myriad of issues like its predecessor did. A buggy launch could mean death on arrival for the latest entry in the series, so it’ll be interesting to see how the game fares during its beta.
