It appears that some early gameplay footage of EA's upcoming Battlefield game has leaked online, following closed playtesting.
Spotted by Insider Gaming, a Twitch user named anto_merguezz appears to have streamed footage from EA's closed Battlefield Labs playtest, which allowed a small group of players to try out early versions of the game to help developers fine tune. Though there are no clips of the stream available on anto_merguezz's page, someone appears to have recorded footage from the stream and it's been posted online in various places, largely circulating via Reddit.
The footage appears to confirm the "modern" setting teased by Vince Zampella previously, distinguishing it from other Battlefield games with historical or futuristic settings. We get a decent look at some firefights, and a taste of the game's destructible environments in the process. Fans already seem relatively pleased with what they're looking at, which is a good sign after Battlefield 2042's tepid reception at launch.
We already knew a bit about what to expect from the next Battlefield after we got our first official unveiling just last month. We've been told that the new Battlefield will include the return of a traditional, single-player, linear campaign, which has been welcome news to players irritated at its exclusion in the multiplayer Battlefield 2042.
Currently, EA is expecting its next Battlefield game to launch in fiscal 2026, which means sometime between April 2025 and March 2026. That means we should likely expect to see more of this game in an official capacity in the near future as EA gears up for launch. Hopefully that's imminent, as it seems like EA won't be able to keep Battlefield 6 (or whatever it's going to be called) from leaking for much longer.
IGN has reached out to EA for comment.
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