Battlefield 6

Developer: Battlefield Studios, DICE, Criterion, Motive, Ripple Effect
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, PC (Reviewed)
Release Date: 10 Oct 2025
Price: $69.99 USD – Available Here $109.95 AUD – Available Here

Overview

Come to think of it, it’s been quite a while since I jumped into a multiplayer shooter and got torn to shreds. Let’s not beat around the bush – I’m pretty bad at it, but also a perfect specimen for multiplayer matches. I serve as an exp boost, as someone that pro players can train on, and if (and that’s a big IF) I manage to score a kill or two, that’s a win-win for everyone (but mostly for the enemy team). I am joking a little bit, of course, but even despite my lack of skill, the Battlefield games have managed to always lure me in so far and make me feel like a welcoming member of the online community. Granted, I haven’t delved extensively into any of those releases since Battlefield 1, but what better time to jump into them than now, since Battlefield 6 just got released!

Story

Set in 2027, the story drops the player into a world on fire. NATO’s planned withdrawal from Georgia falls apart when the private military giant Pax Armata launches a surprise assault, turning a simple handover into an all-out war. Gunnery Sergeant Dylan Murphy and his Marine Raider squad, Tempest 1-2, fight to sabotage key cybersecurity assets before evacuation, but their escape is cut short when their helicopter is shot down, leaving Murphy as the only survivor.

A year later, Pax amps up the conflict by assassinating NATO’s Secretary General, triggering a mass defection of member nations and reshaping the world’s power balance. Murphy, now part of elite unit Dagger 1-3, joins a British-led strike on Gibraltar to take out Pax’s leadership. The mission goes horribly wrong pretty soon when Pax commander Alexander Kincaid ambushes the team and escapes, setting up a personal rivalry and setting himself as the game’s primary antagonist. From there, the story escalates with a few more missions spanning Brooklyn to Egypt, mixing on-foot sections with commandeering a tank and using reckon drones, all building toward a showdown with Kincaid, but not without a few twists and turns along the way. As you can imagine, the game’s ending also sets a stage for a story sequel, but that’s honestly expected at this point.

Gameplay

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s focus on the bread and butter of this game – multiplayer. To be fair, I do recommend completing the singeplayer campaign not only for the immersive story, but for a few valuable unlocks that transfer over to multiplayer (skins, titles, exp boosters, etc). I admit that I jumped into the multiplayer considerably later (as in, 2-3 days after the release), where I’m already matched with absolute killstreak beasts and ace pilots – which is not really an issue….as long as they’re not on the enemy team.

But even taking into account my absolute lack of skill, the game still manages to trump over any kind of frustration just by being incredibly fun and engaging. I know that even if I manage to score only a few sniper headshots in the match, they are completely earned and deserved. Just like every kill, tank explosion, claymore trap, every revive, and so on. There is no such thing as an overpowered class; each has its own advantages and flaws. Every map is a story for itself that needs to be studied for choke points, vantage points, and sniper camping spots. The only thing that I could complain about at this point is a needless grind when it comes to some unlocks in multiplayer. As you know, the unlocks are mostly tied to challenges and leveling. Some truly versatile weapons and gadgets are locked behind grinding goals, such as taking down an insane amount of enemies in a specific way or with a particular weapon. But even taking that into account, the starting weapons for every class offer an extensive level of customization when it comes to weapon attachments.

Visuals

My entry into the game wasn’t exactly a smooth ride. After the install, I was welcomed with a rather confusing message about enabling secure boot to start the game. And then the game closed itself. So that was the end of my story. Or it would have been if I hadn’t found out that the secure boot setup is pretty mandatory to enter the game. After some guidance from Google and fiddling with setting that up (which, by the way, varies from motherboard to motherboard), I was finally let in.

And I have to tell you – in all my years of playing games and reviewing them, I have yet to find a game that can share a spot with Battlefield 6 with how incredibly well optimized, smooth, and gorgeous it is. I mean, I can always use my lack of skill as an excuse regarding my low K/D ratio, but I don’t want to tell how many times I was killed or headshot across the map simply by stopping and admiring the graphics, level design, and the environment. So that one is entirely on me. This is a game that was working flawlessly on day 1 without any crashes, stuttering, or slowdowns. I don’t know what kind of voodoo magic the developers employed here, but please – keep at it.

Audio

The Battlefield series has always been stellar when it comes to audio and sound design, and I didn’t expect anything different here. Every weapon is a story for itself, and after playing long enough, you’ll develop a superpower, where you will further improve your sense of hearing, especially in close combat maps, listening to the enemy footsteps or crouching cowardly in the bushes while taking notes of what weapons enemies are using so you can counteract with something of your own. While I only managed to jump into a jet and a helicopter a few times, piloting them (when I don’t crash straight into the ground) feels like playing a completely different game. I honestly believe there is an untapped market for Battlefield 6 developers by developing a combat flight sim down the road, something that could easily rival the Ace Combat series. And yes, I’m basing that alone on absolutely flawless audio work in this game.

Overall

There is not much to add here at this point. While the multiplayer has a somewhat uneven learning curve (assuming you haven’t played it from day 1, just like me), and grind-to-unlock for segment weapons & attachments is pretty evident, nothing else stands out, and at this point, I would just be nitpicking for flaws. And if by some strange reason, this is your first entry into the Battlefield series, this is “the one”. Well worth the price, and judging by the current player count, it will be years before we might get bored with it. Every aspect of the game is tightly knit with the other, from gameplay to visuals, and (I have to mention it again), one of the best optimizations and fluidity of gameplay that I’ve seen in years. All in all, an absolute recommendation.

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