Battlefield 2042 was originally supposed to be playable for the first time in July 2021.
but EA has postponed the date to a later date
EA has announced in a new blog post
that the technical playtest for Battlefield 2042 will not take place in
will not take place in July as planned. The new timeframe is now roughly
roughly “later this summer”.
In addition to the negative news, however, there is also an important
reminder from the publisher to all those who got one of the strictly limited
places for the playtest: You should definitely use the
personal EA
playtesting profile in order to increase your chances.
Another advantage that comes with the shift: Crossplay
will already be on board! Players on the PC, Xbox Series X/S and
PlayStation 5 can already play together – if they want to.
want to. Those who only want to be put into a match with players on their own platform
with players on their own platform will be able to deactivate the feature.
deactivate it. We have compiled all further information about crossplay in Battlefield 2042
we have compiled for you here:
Original message
Just recently there was a first trailer for the new Battlefield game,
which revealed interesting gameplay content in addition to the setting. The
official release is scheduled for 22 October 2021. Fans will get the chance to
get the chance to put the game through its paces – in the course of a technical
in the course of a technical play test and an open beta.
Open beta and technical playtest planned: Players will have at least
two opportunities to play Battlefield 2042 before release. And
at least one of them is strictly limited. A technical playtest will take place this summer
technical playtest will take place, followed by an open beta in the weeks before the
weeks before release. And that should then offer access to many more fans.
fans.
You can find the most important information from the first Battlefield 2042 trailer
in our detailed trailer analysis. We provide you with
everything you need to know about the new multiplayer shooter:
How to play Battlefield 2042 before release
Technical playtest in summer
What’s it about? Access to the Battlefield 2042 Technical Playtest
is strictly limited. Only “selected players” will be allowed to participate in the
be allowed to take part in the test phase. This primarily means Battlefield veterans who have spent countless
who have spent countless hours in past titles and therefore have a high level of expertise.
have a high level of expertise. According to EA, the test will only take place in the
in the US and EU regions only.
How to participate: However, you cannot apply to participate.
apply to take part. Players must be selected by EA for the technical playtest of
Battlefield 2042 technical playtest. So you need a lot of luck and hopefully
and hopefully have enough Battlefield game hours in your account to be
to be eligible.
This is what’s in it: The official post states that the
test on the Orbital map is planned as part of a conquest result for 128
players is planned. First and foremost, this is to include player search, party
party and squad joining and loading times will be tested.
Open Beta in the weeks before release
What’s it about? Of course, an open beta is also planned for Battlefield 2042.
open beta is also planned. Concrete information about this is still limited.
limited. For example, the period is only limited to “in the weeks before the
weeks before the release”.
How to take part: Pre-orderers of Battlefield 2042 are to get
guaranteed access to the open beta. Those with an EA Play subscription
will also be able to play in advance… Whether there are other ways and means
to participate remains open at the moment.
What’s inside: There is currently no information about the content of the open beta.
information about the content of the open beta. We will of course keep you up to date
as soon as we know more about it.
Would you like to play Battlefield 2042 before its release?
before release? Or would you rather wait until the finished game is released?
is released? Let us know in the comments.
