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Battlefield 6’s testing program, Battlefield Labs, is again, this time for a short-notice check that may give attention to enhancements like higher footstep audio and hit registration.
The official Battlefield Comms account laid out its plans for the December 2 check on X, writing that it’s going to include a small, two hour window from 4-6 PM PT. The check will likely be a preview of what gamers can count on from a December 9 Battlefield 6 replace and will likely be carried out on the Conquest and Escalation variations of the Eastwood and Operation Firestorm maps.
The check is to assemble suggestions on “fight enhancements” like footstep audio updates that enhance distance notion floor definition, and enemy audibility. Community and hit registration modifications are additionally being examined that ought to end in “extra constant interactions and higher responsiveness throughout close-quarters and higher-intestiy fight. Battlefield Studios additionally notes that there will likely be “broader changes throughout key fight techniques.”
The check will likely be PC solely, and is accessible both via the EA app or Steam. Like earlier Battlefield Labs exams, gamers might want to sign up for this system beforehand and signal a non-disclosure settlement to take part.
Whereas this newest check is brief and candy, developer Battlefield Studios added there will likely be extra “fast, short-notice periods” sooner or later to realize “fast insights on targeted gameplay modifications,” in addition to larger playtests that may give attention to particular new options or content material forward of their last launch.
“In the months forward, we’ll use Battlefield Labs to have a look at a broader vary of early ideas and experimental situations that profit from actual participant perception,” Battlefield Studios acknowledged. “Past that, we’re getting ready future Lab periods that discover modifications to map layouts, pacing, and various workforce compositions comparable to smaller participant counts or vehicle-focused setups.”
Battlefield 6 has been a giant success for EA, instantly changing into 2025’s best-selling recreation within the US by greenback gross sales and in franchise historical past. It additionally posted the best first-month gross sales of any recreation since 2022’s Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2, although it is nonetheless unsure if Battlefield 6 will be capable to outsell this 12 months’s Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7.
At present in the midst of its first season, Battlefield 6’s December 9 replace will add a brand new limited-time map and an ice-climbing axe melee weapon. In different Battlefield 6 information, Battlefield Studios states that its anti-cheat efforts have resulted in 98% of Battlefield 6 matches being cheater free.