Guide: Battlefield 6 Beta: All Early Access Start Times and How to Get Early Access

EA has announced it’ll be hosting a number of beta tests for Battlefield 6 in the lead-up to launch, allowing you to try the new FPS before release in October. This guide is designed to cover everything relating to the beta, such as all Battlefield 6 beta start times and how to get early access to the Battlefield 6 beta.

What Time Does Battlefield 6 Beta Early Access Start?

The Battlefield 6 beta is taking place over the course of three stages, two of which shall be open for everyone to play no matter whether they have a code or not. Pre-Load is available now, and you can play the beta on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, EA App).

We’ll update this article as we progress through the beta stages. The early access period of the Battlefield 6 beta starts at (your local time is displayed at the bottom):

• North America: 1am PDT / 2am MDT / 3am CDT / 4am EDT
• UK/Ire: 9am BST
• Europe: 10am CEST / 11am EEST
• Asia/Oceania: 5pm JST / 4pm AWST / 6pm AEST

The Battlefield 6 beta is available on the following days:

Early Access

7th — 8th August

Weekend 1

9th — 10th August

Weekend 2

14th — 17th August

You can Pre-Load the Battlefield 6 beta via the following links:

• PS5
• Xbox Series X|S
• PC (Steam)

How Do You Get Early Access to Battlefield 6 Beta?

Update (1st August 13:00 BST):

As the Battlefield 6 reveal event has now ended, there are unfortunatwly no more Twitch Drops available to get an early access beta code from. If you didn’t participate in Battlefield Labs before the reveal event, then there aren’t any other ways to get a code. You’ll have to wait until Weekend 1 on 9th August to play, unless EA does a code giveaway in the coming days.

In order to get a Battlefield 6 beta early access code, you must have either taken part in Battlefield Labs before today’s reveal or watch Twitch streamers to get a code through a Twitch Drop. Therefore, your options are:

• All participants in Battlefield Labs from before today (31st July) get early access to the beta
• Watch currently live Twitch streamers to get an early access code in a Twitch Drop

If you’re coming to this page after the Battlefield 6 reveal event and there are no more Twitch Drops left, you will now unfortunately have to wait for the two weekends of full access. You can’t get an early access beta code through the Phantom Edition. Unless EA does some sort of code giveaway, you’re out of luck getting one.

What’s Included in the Battlefield 6 Beta?

During the three stages of the Battlefield 6 beta, you’ll have access to a total of 4 modes across 4 maps by the end. Most will be part of Weekend 1, and then the rest unlock in Weekend 2.

In Weekend 1 (9th-10th August), you’ll have access to:

Maps

Siege of Cairo, Liberation Peak, Iberian Offensive

Modes

Conquest, Closed Weapons Breakthrough, Domination, King of the Hill

In Weekend 2 (14th-17th August), you’ll have access to:

Maps

All maps from Weekend 1 + Empire State

Modes

All modes from Weekend 1 + Rush + Squad Deathmatch

What Are All Rewards in the Battlefield 6 Beta?

For taking part in the Battlefield 6 beta across the two main weekends, you’ll earn a variety of items and skins for the full game.

Play the Battlefield 6 beta during Weekend 1 (9th-10th August) to get the following by completing these challenges:

• Lights Out Player Card — Reach level 10
• Rising Star Character Skin — Reach level 15
• Night Terror Weapon Charm — Reach level 20
• Striking Distance Weapon Package — Get 50 close quarter kills (within 10m, Assault)
• Own the Night Weapon Sticker — Revive 100 teammates (Support)
• After Dark Weapon Sticker — Repair 3,000 health to vehicles (Engineer)
• Seeker Character Skin — Spot 300 enemies (Recon)

Play the Battlefield 6 beta during Weekend 2 (14th-17th August) to get the following by completing these challenges:

• War Machine Vehicle Skin — Capture 42 flags in Conquest, Domination, or King of the Hill
• Bat Company Dog Tag — Get 200 kills or assists
• Dominion Weapon Package — Capture 10 sectors in Breakthrough or Rush

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