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Battlefield 6 Launches October 10 With 200+ Day-One Fixes and Open Weapons Default

The synchronized rollout follows extensive beta testing, featuring a sweeping day-one patch alongside a Season 1 kickoff on Oct. 28.

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Overview

  • EA confirms a simultaneous Oct. 10 go‑live, including 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. BST, with Japan and Australia unlocking early on Oct. 11 local time and no early access period.
  • A launch update brings 200+ changes addressing movement responsiveness, automatic‑weapon recoil, gadget tweaks, UI/HUD clarity, map layout balance, audio cleanup, and netcode desync.
  • Developers are shipping Open Weapons as the default experience based on beta data, while official Closed Weapons playlists and Portal mutators will be available at launch.
  • Season 1 “Rogue Ops” begins Oct. 28 with a new map, mode, vehicle and multiple weapons, and the team has teased naval warfare, the Little Bird helicopter and platoons without dates.
  • Reports of early retail discs and playable servers remain unverified against EA’s stated Oct. 10 server start, with preloading available now on most platforms.