New Battlefield 6 Gameplay Footage Reveals Two Big Changes

EA and DICE recently conducted the first public test for Battlefield 6, and while participants were prohibited from sharing their gameplay footage online, the participants shared their gameplay footage online anyway. Some of the latest clips to emerge reveal that Battlefield 6, or whatever the new game is called, features the ability to drag a downed teammate to safety.

This would be a brand-new feature for the series, but it's not confirmed for the game, of course, as the Battlefield Labs test is not necessarily representative of gameplay and features that will be in the final product. In any event, you can see this new feature in action in the clip below.

Another piece of footage shows a player getting thumped by a bolt-action sniper, with the player flying backwards in response to the hit. It looks pretty devastating in action, but again, it's not necessarily confirmed for the final version of the game. As you can tell from these gameplay clips and others--which have highlighted gunplay and destruction--Battlefield 6 is still very much a work in progress.

It's not too late to sign up for Battlefield Labs for a chance to get into a future test. Battlefield 6 has been rumored to release in Fall 2025, but EA has only confirmed that it'll be out by March 2026. CEO Andrew Wilson recently said EA could shift the game to potentially avoid a clash with GTA 6.

In addition to multiplayer, the next Battlefield game will have a single-player component developed by Motive and an unannounced mode from Ripple Effect that is rumored to be the return of Portal mode.