Battlefield 6 producer Alexia Christofi has reacted to the dialog surrounding the sport’s new map releases, saying she understands individuals need extra maps, and to have them arrive extra often, however that isn’t going to occur. The studio is specializing in releasing high-quality maps, and that takes time.
“We’re releasing on a cadence the place we really feel the maps are as much as high quality and we’re proud of how they play, the range they offer to the gamers,” she advised GamesBeat (via GamesRadar). “There are worlds wherein we launch lots of of maps, however they are not enjoyable. We by no means need to try this. We’ve got to ensure that the maps really feel good to play, that they are enjoyable to play.”
Battlefield Studios has pledged to launch two new Battlefield 6 maps per season. This can be a slower tempo than that of Battlefield 4, a recreation that the studio took inspiration from for Battlefield 6. Taking inspiration from that recreation by no means meant that Battlefield Studios was going to repeat its cadence for brand spanking new maps in Battlefield 6, although.
Battlefield 4 launched with 10 maps (in comparison with 9 for Battlefield 6), and added 22 new maps after its first 12 months. With two new maps promised for every new Battlefield 6 season, the sport is not anticipated to have the identical quantity of post-release maps in comparison with Battlefield 4 (and Battlefield Studios by no means stated it might).
In any occasion, Christofi went on to say, “I fully empathize with gamers when they need extra maps and extra content material. They discuss that as a result of they’re passionate in regards to the recreation, passionate in regards to the franchise.”
On the similar time, Christofi identified that the crew engaged on Battlefield 6 is “of a sure dimension,” so the purpose is to launch high-quality maps, even when it takes extra time and leads to Battlefield 6 having fewer post-release maps than previous video games. “We do not need to sacrifice high quality,” she stated.
Earlier than launch, EA CEO Andrew Wilson stated Battlefield 6 would have a (*6*) method, however he by no means spelled out particularly what this is able to imply or quantity to.
Chatting with GameSpot, Christofi additionally addressed the decision for extra maps, and to have them launch sooner. She stated, “We might like to create far more maps,” however time and assets are affecting these plans.
Battlefield 6 had a big launch in 2025 and completed the 12 months because the No. 1 best-selling recreation within the US. It’s nonetheless promoting properly in 2026, and is the 12 months’s No. 5 best-selling recreation to this point.
In different information, Battlefield 6 is free for all Recreation Move members proper now, simply in time to check out a few of the new Season 2 content material, together with the brand new map Contaminated.