Tom Henderson says the shooter will be releasing on November 19th regardless of the beta "because the team is confident it's ready."
"But we are still investigating the various options about making that available, and how it may impact cross-play," DICE says.
Battlefield 2042 will be using Easy Anti-Cheat, which is the same anti-cheat solution used by Apex Legends.
The imminent open beta for the multiplayer first person shooter won't require an awful lot of storage space on your console.
PS4 and PS5 players are free to check out the multiplayer beta without restrictions. Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S players need Gold though.
Along with Ribbons having three tiers with greater XP rewards, players can level up beyond 99 and unlock several cosmetic items through gameplay.
It will include one map, one mode, and four specialists. Minimum and recommended PC requirements for the beta have also been revealed.
Chinese streaming site Bilibili seems to have inadvertently leaked the dates for the upcoming shooter's planned open beta.
Battlefield 2042's new launch date is a bit too close for comfort to Century: Age of Ashes' planned release date, the developer admits.
True to recent rumours, Battlefield 2042 has indeed been delayed- but only by less than a month. It will now launch in November.
Several reports claim that DICE's upcoming first person shooter is going to be delayed, either to later in the year or to 2022.
No campaign more and pricing on current-gen consoles aside, there's plenty to worry about in DICE's biggest Battlefield yet.
Webster Mackay, Maria Falck, Pyotr "Boris" Guskovsky, and Wikus "Casper" van Daele showcase their skills in the latest trailer.
Insider Tom Henderson reports that the beta is coming much later in the month. It was announced to be starting on September 4th for pre-orders.
A listing on Italian retailer Media World suggests that the beta for Battlefield 2042 is set from September 6 to September 11.
Early access listings of the game's beta have started popping up, though an official announcement for the same hasn't yet been made.
DICE's Battlefield 2042 will be bundled with GeForce RTX desktops and laptops while supporting Nvidia DLSS and Reflex.
Battlefield 4's Kimble "Irish" Graves will be a playable Specialist in the upcoming shooter and focuses on protecting his squad-mates.
A warning issued by EA states that players who share screenshots and videos of Battlefield 2042's closed test will be banned from the full game.
Newly datamined details suggest that the shooter's third multiplayer experience is going to be inspired by the likes of Escape from Tarkov and Hunt: Showdown.
