It took Battlefield Studios over four months to tell Battlefield 6 players what they can actually expect from the game over the course of this year, in terms of content – but we’re glad to see a plan laid out nonetheless.
The developer unveiled a grand 2026 roadmap, covering three more seasons currently in the works, and a wealth of new additions across the entire game, including new maps and the introduction of a new theatre of combat.
In a wide-ranging new video dubbed The Year Ahead, members of the Battlefield 6 development team have revealed a lot of new information about the future of the multiplayer shooter, going over plenty of the features and new content coming over the course of this year.
The video confirmed that BF6 has at least three other seasons in the works. Season 3, which begins in May, will be followed by Season 4, and Season 5 later in the year. Season 5 is the most mysterious, which is understandable.
We’ve known about some of what’s coming in Season 3, such as the remake of Golmud Railway (now called Railway to Golmud), but the video also revealed that a remake of Battlefield 3’s Grand Bazaar – now Cairo Bazaar – will also arrive later in the same season. Other exciting additions, such as battle royale solos and ranked play for Redsec are also on the agenda for Season 3.
Season 4, set for July, looks to be the biggest so far, with the introduction of naval combat, which will be available across two maps. Tsuru Reef, which is said to be even larger than Golmud, the largest map in BF6. The Pacific-set map won’t be the only one, as later in the season, another remake will arrive, this time of the iconic Wake Island.
The introduction of naval combat will bring with it a new dynamic wave system, aircraft carriers with operational flight decks, and new naval vehicles. Custom lobbies and Spectator Mode are also planned for Season 4.
Season 5 will bring three maps to BF6, rather than two, but all of its content remains under wraps.
Perhaps a sour note is that almost all of the maps referenced and shown in the video are remakes of maps from other Battlefield games, or reimagined at the very least. The Battlefield series is no stranger to remaking its own maps, but Battlefield 6 appears to be leaning on it much more than past entries.
If it’s any consolation, however, the map remakes we’ve played so far in Battlefield 6 have gone through major changes that have contributed to giving them a different flow and feel from their classic versions, or even remakes in other BF games.
Over the course of 2026, you can also expect the return of persistent servers, as well as a server browser to find them all – just like the good ol’ days. This includes the ability to host your own, though it’s unclear quite how this is going to work.
Season 3 is set to revealed in the coming days, so you’ll be hearing back from BF Studios in the near future.
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