EA has announced it’ll be hosting a number of beta tests for Battlefield 6 in the lead-up to launch, allowing you to try the new FPS before release in October. This guide is designed to cover everything relating to the beta, such as all Battlefield 6 open beta weekend 1 start times and the server queue wait times for the Battlefield 6 beta.
What Time Does the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Start?
The Battlefield 6 beta is taking place over the course of three stages, two of which shall be open for everyone to play no matter whether they have a code or not. Pre-Load is available now, and you can play the beta on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, EA App).
We’ll update this article as we progress through the beta stages. Weekend 1 of the Battlefield 6 open beta starts on 9th August at (your local time is displayed at the bottom):
- North America: 1am PDT / 2am MDT / 3am CDT / 4am EDT
- UK/Ire: 9am BST
- Europe: 10am CEST / 11am EEST
- Asia/Oceania: 5pm JST / 4pm AWST / 6pm AEST
The Battlefield 6 beta is available on the following days:
- Early Access
- 7th — 8th August
- Weekend 1
- 9th — 10th August
- Weekend 2
- 14th — 17th August
You can Pre-Load the Battlefield 6 beta via the following links:
How Long Will the Battlefield 6 Beta Server Queue Wait Time Be?
As the Battlefield 6 beta launches into its open beta phase, the client will be at its most popular. As such, a server queue has been set up as the game servers are currently full. You could be placed in a queue with tens of thousands of players in front of you, but this doesn’t mean you won’t get to play at all.
EA is bringing more servers online all the time to accomodate the expanding player base, and you should get through the server queue and start playing the Battlefield 6 beta within the hour. Naturally, depending on how many servers are active and the current length of the queue, this estimate could become longer or shorter.
How Do You Get Early Access to Battlefield 6 Beta?
Update (1st August 13:00 BST):
As the Battlefield 6 reveal event has now ended, there are unfortunatwly no more Twitch Drops available to get an early access beta code from. If you didn’t participate in Battlefield Labs before the reveal event, then there aren’t any other ways to get a code. You’ll have to wait until Weekend 1 on 9th August to play, unless EA does a code giveaway in the coming days.
In order to get a Battlefield 6 beta early access code, you must have either taken part in Battlefield Labs before today’s reveal or watch Twitch streamers to get a code through a Twitch Drop. Therefore, your options are:
If you’re coming to this page after the Battlefield 6 reveal event and there are no more Twitch Drops left, you will now unfortunately have to wait for the two weekends of full access. You can’t get an early access beta code through the Phantom Edition. Unless EA does some sort of code giveaway, you’re out of luck getting one.
What’s Included in the Battlefield 6 Beta?
During the three stages of the Battlefield 6 beta, you’ll have access to a total of 4 modes across 4 maps by the end. Most will be part of Weekend 1, and then the rest unlock in Weekend 2.
In Weekend 1 (9th-10th August), you’ll have access to:
- Maps
- Siege of Cairo, Liberation Peak, Iberian Offensive
- Modes
- Conquest, Closed Weapons Breakthrough, Domination, King of the Hill
In Weekend 2 (14th-17th August), you’ll have access to:
- Maps
- All maps from Weekend 1 + Empire State
- Modes
- All modes from Weekend 1 + Rush + Squad Deathmatch
