Overview

• EA confirms a synchronized global unlock on Oct. 10 at 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. BST, with some regions rolling over to Oct. 11 by local time.
• Launch update highlights include rebalanced recoil, clearer UI/HUD, audio cleanup, Rush and Breakthrough layout tweaks, map fixes for Operation Firestorm and Siege of Cairo, and netcode changes to reduce desync.
• Lead producer David Sirland says servers "should be" ready for launch, noting the open beta drew more than 20 million players and over 500,000 peak concurrents on Steam.
• Season 1 begins Oct. 28 with a staged content rollout, while naval warfare, a battle‑royale take, platoons, and the return of a fan‑favorite helicopter are being considered for future updates rather than confirmed for launch.
• DICE says open weapons will be the path forward after analyzing beta data, departing from stricter class‑locked loadouts used in earlier entries.