Battlefield 6 Developer Hints at Expansive Maps

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Okay, so here’s the scoop. The big boss over at Dice, David Sirland, kind of dropped a nugget about bigger maps coming to Battlefield 6. Fans of the game—yeah, the ones who can’t get enough of rushing around and blasting stuff—got a thrill from this. Or maybe they just need a change of scenery? Who knows.

Oh, and before I get too far—there’s this pic. A bunch of soldiers with a tank. It’s a whole mood.

Now, mark your calendars because Battlefield 6 officially drops on October 10, 2025. Though a bunch of folks already got a taste during the open beta. It was from August 9 to 10, and there’s another round coming up from August 14 to 17. Apparently, it was the “biggest ever”? Like, over 521,000 players were online at once on Steam. Crazy, right?

Some players were grumbling about the small maps in the beta. And Sirland chimed in with, “speed is a factor of map size.” I mean, was he defending it or what? Anyway, he promised bigger maps soon. There’s hope!

There were four maps to muck around on: Iberian Offensive, Liberation Peak, Siege of Cairo, and Empire State—which was like a one-time thing for the second weekend. And there are five more on the wishlist: stuff like Operation Firestorm, Saints Quarter, and oh, Mirak Valley. Yeah, word is, that one’s going to be MASSIVE. Maybe Sirland meant those when he hinted about future big maps. But that’s just me guessing.

Speaking of the beta, not everything was smooth sailing. Something weird happened with the anti-cheat. People using Valorant had issues—both need kernel-level access, whatever that means. Guess they clash?

Oh, and a lot of players were super annoyed by this bug. Imagine getting taken out instantly without even knowing how. There were heaps of videos, just characters dropping like flies. Fingers crossed the final release cleans this up.

Anyway—I think I got sidetracked—come October, hopefully, the maps will chill out and everyone will have a blast, big and small terrain alike. Keep those fingers crossed!