Recent leaks had suggested that following its recent delay, Battlefield 2042’s open beta was now set for early October, and that has now been officially confirmed. EA has announced that the open beta for the upcoming multiplayer shooter will begin on October 6 and remain live until October 9.
To be more precise, everyone who pre-ordered the game will be able to play the open beta starting October 6, while everyone else can start jumping in on October 8. Pre-loads will go live on October 5 for everyone. As confirmed in the open beta’s official FAQ, progress from the beta will not carry over into the full game.
And what exactly is going to be included. There will be one mode – Conquest – and one map – Orbital, the site of an ongoing rocket launch – so while players won’t be able to experience new experiences like Battlefield Portal or the mysterious Hazard Zone, we should still get a pretty good feel of how the core gameplay is shaping up. Meanwhile, four Specialists will also be included- Webster Mackay, Maria Falck, Pyotr “Boris” Guskovysky, and Wikus “Casper” Van Daele.
Minimum and recommended PC requirements for the beta and a trailer announcing it have also been revealed. Check it all out below.
Battlefield 2042 launches for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC on November 19.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K
- Memory: 8GB
- Video Memory: 4GB
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 560
- DirectX: 12
- Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
- Hard-drive space: 100GB
RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS:
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790
- Memory: 16GB
- Video Memory: 8GB
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
- DirectX: 12
- Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection
- Hard-drive space: 100GB SSD
