Battlefield Studios and EA no doubt have quite a few plans when it comes to post-launch updates for upcoming shooter Battlefield 6. In a new email that EA has sent out to users with EA accounts, the company has confirmed that among the post-launch content headed for the game are “covert operations”. As caught by Mp1st, no real details about these covert operations have been confirmed so far
The name indicates that it might be an entirely new game mode, and it could even be similar to Call of Duty’s co-op PvE modes, dubbed Special Ops. However, covert operations could also simply be nothing more than a fancier way to refer to weekly and daily objectives that players will get rewarded for completing.
Along with covert operations, Battlefield 6 is also slated to get a host of other new content, including new weapons, vehicles and maps. “New maps, modes, weapons and covert operations set the stage for Battlefield 6’s first season,” wrote the company in its email. “Your Season One intel is here.”
The first season for Battlefield 6 will be kicked off on October 28, and will bring with it the Blackwell Fields map as part of Rogue Ops. The season will also bring with it the Strikepoint game mode, which is designed for 4-on-4 combat and takes place across multiple rounds with each player only having a single life in each round. Season 1 will consist of two more content drops: California Resistance on November 18 and Winter Offensive on December 9.
California Resistance will bring with it the Eastwood map, along with the 8-on-8 Sabotage game mode, the introduction of the Battle Pickups feature, and new weapons like the DB-12 Shotgun. Winter Offensive, on the other hand, will see a limited-time update to the Empire State map, freezing its water and forcing players to once more experience the battleground with an all-new perspective. The update will also bring with it the Ice Climbing Axe melee weapon, as well as the limited-time Ice Lock event that revolves around a new mechanic called Freeze.
Battlefield 6 is slated for release on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 10, and is getting closer to its launch date with quite a bit of hype behind it. Some analysts even believe that it will mark a new era for the Battlefield franchise, with analysis firm and data supplier Ampere even stating that it will end up selling 5 million copies across all platforms in its first week alone.
This statement comes after the firm looked at the popularity of the Battlefield 6 open betas, which was estimated to have gotten 22 million players. Other estimates have put the open betas at an even higher player count of around 25 million players. These numbers are well beyond what the beta for Battlefield 2042 got, which was able to hit 5.1 million concurrent players, compared to Battlefield 6 beta’s 10.4 million.
For more details about Battlefield 6, also check out information about its single-player campaign.
