Battlefield 2042: Release, Beta, System Requirements - All information

Battlefield 2042 gets bigger and bombastic than all parts of the series. The shooter appears on October 22 and the most important details can be found on Meinmmo.

What do we know about Battlefield 2042? The new part of the series is called Battlefield 2042 and will therefore have a modern, easy-to-fuuristic setting. How to know it from the series will take place to land, water and in the air gigantic material loatchs.

  • This destruction and change in the game world is called "Levolution".
  • A gameplay trailer shows a lot of vehicle fight and the dimensions of the maps
  • A second trailer shows the mode "Portal", which allows you own servers and game rules
  • That should be "Pre Alpha Gameplay" yet, so theoretically, it can change a lot.

Battlefield 2042 shares in three main areas: All-out Warfare, Hazard and Portal. These provide different content and game modes.

Update 04. August: We have renewed the article and inserted information as the system requirements.

This article will be continuously updated to keep you up to date.

Release, platforms, beta - info about BF 2042

When is the release of battlefield 2042?

Battlefield 2042 will be published on 22 October 2021. Via EA Play, you should receive access a few days before.

* Which platforms appear Battlefield 2042? *

The shooter appears on PC, Xbox Series X | S as well as PS5 and also on the load-gene consoles Xbox One and PS4. Nevertheless, the upcoming Battlefield should exploit the next-gene consoles from full.

* In which setting should Battlefield play 2042? *

The setting is settled in 2042. Therefore, there will also be some other futuristic gadgets in addition to Robo dogs. Overall, the scenario reminds a more modern variant of Battlefield 4.

How many players are on a map?

Overall, up to 128 players can be on a map. So matches can take place with 64VS64 players. However, this will not be possible on the old consoles Xbox One and PS4. For technical reasons, there are only a maximum of 64 players on a map.

Can you play Battlefield 2042 in advance?

Yes, there will be a first play test and an Open Beta.

When does the Open Beta start from Battlefield 2042?

In September it should start, an exact date is not yet available. A now deleted blog post from EA "Leakte" September 4 as a start date of the beta - but that is not confirmed.

When will the playtest take place?

The Playtest should start on the 12th of August. However, only a few thousands of players are admitted to it. In order to have a chance to participate, you have to sign up as an EA Play Tester (via EA.com) and luck to be selected for the playtest.

* Do I have to pre-order Battlefield 2042 to join the beta? *

No, everyone interested player should be allowed to participate in the open beta. Have you pre-ordered Battlefield 2042, but you will receive Early Access: Battlefield 2042 Pre-order: Everything for price, editions and bonuses

* Which systems does the Open Beta take place? *

PS5 and PS4, Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One and on PC via Steam, Origin and Epic Games Store.

Open Beta - Release and Content

We know that so far through the Open Beta: Currently we can only say with certainty that you should come in September. If you have an EA PLAY subscription or pre-ordered, you will be able to start earlier in the beta.

There were already reports on a concrete release on September 4, but the date has not yet been officially confirmed by EA and DICE:

  • 4 . September at 10:00 am German time - beta start for pre-order
  • 6 . September at 10:00 am German time - beta start without pre-order
  • The end of the beta should be German time on September 11th (via battlefield-insize.de)

There is no accurate information about the contents. All relevant information can be found in our Overview of Open Beta in Battlefield 2042: Everything to start and content the test

The setting of Battlefield 2042

The creators of the SF Shooter, DICE, have published a timeline and explains what happens in the world of the shooter before the players get in:

  • The world stands by the "biggest crisis of human history", climate change, on the abyss. The rising sea level and hurricans ensure destruction worldwide.
  • In January 2034, a "global food and fuel shortage" breaks off.
  • Through the resource deficiency, there is a "second great depression", a huge world economic crisis.
  • From August 2035, even the European Union dissolves in accordance with the state bankruptcy of Germany.

Ultimately, even 1.2 billion people are stateless persons (No-Pats). The US and Russia, as a remaining supermache, then recruit from the No-Pats "Elite Commands" and send them to the last resources in battles.

Nevertheless, Battlefield 2042 should not be political: Battlefield 2042 Prophecy: Germany goes bankrupt, EU dissolves - is not political

The game modes of Battlefield 2042

Which modes will give it? Currently we know about two classic game modes that will be included in all-out warfare.

These are the modes of all-out-warfare:

  • Conquest
  • Breakthrough
    • In this mode, there is an attacking and a defending team that provide a battle to provide specific points on the map.

With hazard zone (Hazard) there is also another mode that should offer a completely different gaming experience. However, there are only a few information batteries.

Officially confirmed that Hazard is not a Battle Royale. However, team play and the exact coordination of the equipment should play a big role for success. There are still voices that claim that Hazard is Battle Royale from Battlefield 2042 (Leader Tom Henderson via Twitter.com). Sure, but you do not know that yet.

But now we know what it has with the secret game mode, which was already shown in a great leak: Battlefield Portal.

What is Battlefield Portal? This is a community-controlled mode in which the players can access content and cards of three Battlefield classics and create their own game modes. This includes:

  • Battlefield 3
  • Battlefield: Bad Company 2
  • Battlefield 1942

From all the games can be played and planes, weapons, tools and even fractions and combine in a absurd manner. For example, you can let soldiers from the Second World War against the US troops from Battlefield 3.

The mode should offer you numerous possibilities, which has so far only the developers had access.

You can then run the whole thing on your own servers. However, rentable servers are not part of the plans - the started portal servers should disappear when a few hours was not a player on the server.

Here you can watch the trailer:

Larger maps, more players, more destruction, "Levolution"

This awaits you in Battlefield 2042: In addition to the classic Battlefield gameplay, the maps will be much bigger than everything you knew from the series. Accordingly, up to 128 players on Xbox Series X | S and PS5 are also clearly more players on the move.

Destruction, physics, dynamic events - all this is to be significantly better and more realistic in Battlefield 2042 than you knew it so far. In the first gameplay, for example, you can see a gigantic hurricane, which made in fans for enthusiasm. In an interview, developers DICE commented for destruction (via gamesradar.com):

  • The speech is of "destructible environment" and "ground deformation".
  • Grenades and other explosives should be able to change the map more than it was possible in previous parts of the series.
  • A card should look completely different at the end of a round than to start.

If you want to know how big the difference is, you can see here a comparison between the new cards of Battlefield 2042 with old cards from previous offshoots.

All maps of Battlefield 2042

Which cards are there in Battlefield 2042? Overall, the Launch 7 brand new maps are included in All-out Warfare and Hazard:

  • Orbital
  • Hourglass (Hourglass)
  • Kaleidoscope
  • Cargo List (Manifest)
  • Filed (Discarded)
  • Crossup (Breakaway)
  • New beginning (Renewal)

Each of the cards offers different events that can occur in a game and the matches can roll around as neatly. In the first trailer you already admire a tornado on the hourglass card, we have introduced you further events: this is how the battlefields change

That was not everything yet. With the new portal mode, 6 most of the most popular cards from 19 years of Battlefield return.

6 more cards in portal mode

These maps are only available in this special game mode, including the 7 new from the All-Out Warfare area. Thus, 13 maps can be played in the portal mode.

Here are the MAP classics in the overview:

Battlefield 1942

  • El alame
  • Battle of the Bulge

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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Battlefield 3

  • Caspian Border
  • Noshahr Canals

The class system of Battlefield 2042

How does the class system in Battlefield 2042? Basically, there is still the well-known class classification:

  • Storm soldier
  • Provider
  • Engineer
  • Enlightenment

This is different than in Battlefield 5: There should be less restrictions on the selection of your weapons. Unlike Battlefield 5, you can also use weapons with less reach as an enlightener and a storm soldier has access to the big range caliber, which used to benefit only a reconnaissance. As a result, the classes are variable.

The class is determined by your specialists who are intended to support your game style with their skills. Every specialist has an active and a passive skill.

What is known to the individual specialists, we have summarized for you: all known class specialists in Battlefield 2042 and what they have on it

System Requirements for Battlefield 2042

A Leak allegedly shows the requirements for your PC for the playtest, which should start on 12th August.

Recommended system requirements of developers (Leak):

This info has not yet been confirmed by the official site. If you want to view the minimum requirements, look at the system requirements of Battlefield 2042 in our article.

First play test before the Open Beta, but not for everyone

You have to know: On the 12th of August a first playtest for a few thousand selected players should take place. Above all, veterans should have access to the test. For many players, no place is likely during this test.

If you are optimistic, you can still log in as an EA PlayTester (via EA.com).

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We know the content of the alpha: The test should show how the Battlefield systems with 128 players make clear.

  • Available is the conquest mode on the map "Orbital".
  • In the test, at least 4 of the new specialists and even helicopters are available.
  • It primarily is about testing the server loads and render performance.
  • The matchmaking functions and loading times should also be subjected to LIFE test.
  • CrossSPlay should already be active during the playtest.
  • The test should run under strict NDA requirements (secrecy).

What about Battle Royale? Battlefield 2042 will appear according to the current state without Battle Royale. But it is believed that 2022 could come in such a mode in the game: Big Leaker says: Battlefield 2042 gets a Battle Royale - but only 2022

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