After an explosive launch, the teams at Battlefield Studios have dropped a massive content addition to Battlefield 6 today. In addition to the official beginning of season 1 for Battlefield 6 which includes a battle pass, new maps, new weapons, and a new mode, the free-to-play battle royale REDSEC is now available for everyone to play.
Beginning with the season 1 content, the following was added in the update per EA:
Starting today across all platforms, Season 1 will offer three distinct phases of content up through the holiday season. Season 1’s first phase called Rogue Operations launches today and features three new weapons, a new map, a new close quarters and high intensity multiplayer mode called Strikepoint, and much more. The new map Blackwell Fields is the latest large-scale all-out-war experience, set in the arid shrublands of Southern California, while the new mode Strikepoint brings REDSEC’s high stakes gameplay into multiplayer with its squad-focus, one-life experience in 4v4 combat. The mode pits small teams against each other in fast rounds, battling over a single capture point.
Season 1 also sees the release of “Rogue Operations” themed Battle Pass with 100 tiers, 6 total paths and 10 prestige tiers. A premium BF Pro tier and premium store content is also available today.
“We already revealed that this is our most ambitious roadmap in Battlefield history and today demonstrates our commitment to that,” said Vince Zampella, Executive Vice President. “This is part of our promise to deliver a wide variety of quality content on a consistent basis, ensuring you’ll always have something new and unexpected to engage with whenever you jump into the fight.”
Two more Season 1 content releases follow this year, with California Resistance launching on November 18 and Winter Offensive launching on December 9. California Resistance includes a new map set in the suburbs of Southern California and a new mode called Sabotage where players must destroy as many sites as possible before the round ends. While Winter Offensive includes special seasonal themed content.
Meanwhile, REDSEC is an entirely new experience and comes with a few unique wrinkles of its own. Per EA:
Today players can join the fight for free*, with the launch of Battlefield REDSEC, an explosive sandbox set in the backyards and beaches of California in a destructible environment called Fort Lyndon.
As part of this free-to-play package, players can jump into Battlefield’s biggest map ever Fort Lyndon, and experience an explosive new take on the Battle Royale genre. Battlefield’s DNA is fused with the best of the Battle Royale genre, creating unrivaled opportunities for your team to approach each match and achieve ultimate victory. Players drop into a massive battle with 100 players, explore a massive world for powerful loot, and take down enemy squads through Battlefield’s signature gameplay experience. The power of Tactical Destruction brings an entirely new level of strategy to the genre, as players create their own paths to victory or turn the environment into their own deadly weapon while crushing opposing squads. Each round is a bombastic ride on an incredible cinematic scale that Battlefield is known for.
REDSEC’s free-to-play destination also includes Gauntlet, a new mode which pushes squad competition to a new level of intensity. In this fast-paced elimination mode, 8 teams of 4-player squads compete in a series of dynamic round-based missions in a tournament-style format. Each round consists of 5-minute windows for squads to complete their mission objectives. Prepare for the unexpected as each round, location, and mission will be unique variables.
“Battlefield 6 launched a little over two weeks ago and shattered every franchise record we have, quickly becoming one of the biggest launches of the year…and we’re not done yet,” said Byron Beede, General Manager of Battlefield. “The next chapter of our Battlefield universe launches today with Battlefield REDSEC, our new experience that includes Battle Royale crafted with the series’ explosive DNA, to our cutthroat squad competition mode Gauntlet, and even new ways for our community to build and experience Portal. REDSEC is everything you love about Battlefield – destruction, intense combat, vehicular carnage – in a new, massive playspace that’s free for everyone to experience.”
We’ll have a lot more to say on Battlefield 6 season on and REDSEC this Sunday on the Bitcast!