After promising news on Battlefield’s community testing program, Electronic Arts has unveiled Battlefield Labs. It’s a “place for us to test concepts and experiences we’re excited about with you, our players.” Overseen by Battlefield Studios (consisting of DICE, Motive, Ripple, and Criterion), it’s for the community to “play a key role in the future of Battlefield.”
Sign-ups are available now with the promise of testing “almost” everything, though some of it may be a work-in-progress. “To ensure that your feedback has impact, players will experience, under NDA, different pieces of an unfinished puzzle so we have time to incorporate your feedback into the final product.”
The next Battlefield is in pre-alpha (with the first gameplay revealed at the tail-end of the video below). Though the team has been “tirelessly” playtesting, the feedback from Battlefield Labs will “supercharge our development as we strive to hit that perfect note between form, function, and feel.”
Testing will initially begin on “core combat and destruction” before moving to weapon, vehicle and gadget feedback. It will all come together within various maps and modes including Conquest and Breakthrough. However, the initiaive is also meant to “explore new ideas” and improve aspects like Classes to “create deeper more strategic play.”
Invites will be limited to a “few thousand” participants in Europe and North America, though this will expand to “tens of thousands” more in other territories.
“Regardless of your level of participation, we want all Battlefield fans to be a part of the process. We’ll be posting work-in-progress public updates from our community team, where you will hear directly from developers at Battlefield Studios.”
When will we hear more about the next Battlefield, currently rumored to target an October 2025 launch? Electronic Arts says there will be “ample opportunity to play and converse around the next Battlefield ahead of its launch” and that “This is just the beginning.” As always, stay tuned for more updates.
