DICE has confirmed that the first time Battlefield 2042 will be publicly playable is going to be through a limited alpha test, which goes live sometime in early July. Unfortunately, you can’t directly sign up to play the alpha. Instead, DICE will email random, long-time Battlefield players those invites. This setup should be familiar to Battlefield fans, as it’s one DICE utilised in the past for its alpha tests. Unlike those games, however, the Battlefield 2042’s alpha environments will be entirely grey boxed, meaning you won’t see any textures on the map or the various objects. If you’re cool with that, then you’re probably going to enjoy the alpha. The goal of this test is to put balance and technical performance through their paces, and you won’t be able to share any footage from your time with it. DICE also confirmed that yes, there’s going to be a beta test sometime ahead of the game’s launch. Players who pre-order Battlefield 2042 will get early access to the open beta, as is standard. Not much else is known about the beta, such as content and general timing. For a recap of everything else we learned about Battlefield 2042, read on below for the rest of our coverage:
Battlefield 2042 drops single-player campaign in favour of evolving multiplayer narrative. Battlefield 2042 is essentially three games in one. Battlefield 2042’s All-Out Warfare can be played with and against AI bots. Battlefield 2042 Specialists are Siege-like characters with unique abilities. Battlefield 2042 has no battle royale mode, but here’s Hazard Zone. Battlefield 2042 has Crysis-style on-the-fly weapon modding. Here’s how Conquest and Breakthrough work in Battlefield 2042. Free-to-play and cross-play in Battlefield 2042? DICE says stay tuned. Battle passes are coming to Battlefield 2042, and there’s already a roadmap for Year One. Battlefield 2024 alpha to kick off in July, beta coming ahead of launch. Battlefield 2042 is $70 on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and there’s a $120 edition.
Battlefield 2042 is out October 22 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
