Overview

• Battlefield 6 introduces fully customizable weapon loadouts, allowing players to equip any weapon regardless of class, a departure from traditional class-locked systems.
• Each class retains signature weapons, traits, and gadgets, offering unique bonuses such as Recon players gaining extended breath-holding with sniper rifles.
• Fans have criticized the changes, citing concerns about diminished class identity, gameplay balance, and speculation over monetization through weapon skin sales.
• DICE is collecting player feedback through Battlefield Labs testing, with potential adjustments to the system before the game's planned release by March 2026.
• The game’s full reveal is scheduled for this summer, with some speculation about a possible earlier launch in fall 2025.