Battlefield 6 is kicking off its post-launch plans with its first season on October 28, and after getting the opportunity to go hands-on, there’s a lot to unpack. Season One will roll out in three stages, each adding an array of new maps, weapons, modes, and cosmetic rewards. Here’s everything coming in Battlefield 6 Season One, explained.
Battlefield 6 Season One: A Three-Phase Rollout and Brand New Battle Pass
The new Battle Pass is the first thing players will likely notice in Battlefield 6 Season One. The system is built around player choice, with four different optional progression paths to work through at any time. Each path includes both free and premium rewards that range from new weapon blueprints and specialist skins to charms, patches, and even customizable parachute camos.
Once those four Battlepass Tracks are completed, a fifth and final path unlocks for additional rewards.
It’s a system that lets players prioritize what they actually want, rather than slog through filler tiers. This new flexibility fits perfectly with Season One’s three-phase structure, which spreads content across several months. The rollout begins with Rogue Ops on October 28, followed by California Resistance on November 18. Finally, Season one will finish with Winter Offensive on December 9.
Season One’s New Weapons Hit Hard
Season one will also feature a host of new weapons and attachments to try, although the playtest only had the weapons from Phase One available. That said, first phase of the season, Rogue Ops, introduces three standout firearms: the SOR-300C carbine, the Mini Fix sniper rifle, and the G22 pistol. After some hands-on time with all three during the playtest, it seemed pretty clear they’d be new additions to Battlefield 6‘s top meta loadouts.
On one hand, the SOR-300C is a slow-firing but powerful carbine that rewards precise aim and solid attachment choices; it’s a subtle mid-range carbine for players who actually want to learn a weapon’s recoil pattern. On the other hand, the Mini Fix Sniper is very clearly a best-in-class weapon, with enough speed to undoubtedly make it a meta-defining piece of kit. The G22 sidearm rounds out the phase one lineup as a terrific rapid-fire pistol that strikes a great balance between speed and reliability.
Additional weapons will be introduced in later phases, including a shotgun and revolver planned for California Resistance, as well as the Ice Climbing Axe melee weapon, which will be available with Winter Offensive.
Blackwell Fields Is Big, Beautiful, and Brutal
Players can also look forward to some new additions to Battlefield 6‘s map lineup in Season One, with the first on offer being Blackwell Fields. Open desert, oil fires, and sun-draped ridgelines define the map. It’s a visual standout, easily one of the most gorgeous maps DICE has crafted for the series in years, but it can also be quite punishing. Blackwell Fields supports everything from infantry skirmishes to large-scale vehicle combat, and while it’s designed to accommodate multiple playstyles, snipers and tank crews will likely feel most dominant amidst all that open space.
The APC Traverser Mark 2, a four-seat armored personnel carrier, also joins the game alongside Rogue Ops.
Eastwood Could Be Battlefield 6’s Best Map
The second major addition, coming with California Resistance, is Eastwood, a suburban California map built around a destroyed golf course. It’s a mix of well-manicured lawns, suburban sub-streets, and crumbled million-dollar homes that gives every class something to do, and it looks absolutely stunning to boot. Even though the playtest was short, it quickly became a clear contender for the best map in the game.
Eastwood also has drivable golf carts, which immediately became the stars of the playtest.
Strikepoint and Sabotage Are Game Modes With Mixed Results
Season One also introduces two new modes to Battlefield 6: Strikepoint and Sabotage. Strikepoint, launching in Phase One, is a genuinely engaging 4v4 tactical mode built around round-based elimination and a single capture point. Each team fights to control that point, and with no respawns, every death matters.
Sabotage, Phase Two’s limited-time offering, clearly requires further refinement. The 8v8 objective mode has teams taking turns attacking and defending, trying to destroy or protect key sites before time runs out. In theory, it sounds like an excellent fit for the series’ more competitive side, but in practice, weak spawn protection makes it far too easy for dominant teams to trap opponents early, and the pacing between rounds drags due to extended downtime. Unless DICE revises it before launch, Sabotage could very well be the weakest link of Battlefield 6 Season One.
Winter Offensive and What’s Next For Season One
The season closes on December 9 with Winter Offensive, a smaller-scale update that transforms the Empire State map into a winter warzone. No content from this phase was available in the playtest, but based on what DICE has said so far, it’ll be designed around the limited-time Ice Lock event, which will introduce the Ice Climbing Axe and a new “Freeze” mechanic that changes gameplay in certain matches. It seems like the smallest offering of the season, but it looks like a lighthearted, thematic send-off to end the year on.
Season One Is A Confident Start for Battlefield 6’s Future
After spending time with the playtest, Battlefield 6‘s Season One feels like a promising beginning to the game’s live service ambitions. The new Battle Pass is a significant improvement over its predecessor; the new weapons are some of the game’s strongest, and the maps strike a great balance between beauty and gameplay. If the playtest is anything like the finished product, it’ll be an offering that makes it clear that Battlefield 6 is trying to build on its potential rather than chase after it. If this is the baseline for what’s to come, the franchise might be headed for one of its strongest periods yet.
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October 10, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, In-App Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
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Battlefield Studios
