Electronic Arts announced Battlefield Labs, a new testing program for fans to try the next entry in the series and give feedback on their experiences. In doing so, the community will get more chances to shape the development of the next Battlefield game than with any prior installment in the long-running franchise.
The last several Battlefield games launched with a myriad of technical issues that hurt their overall reputations, even though many of their problems were eventually fixed. In September 2024, EA confirmed that the next Battlefield game will get a community testing program meant to ensure its launch goes more smoothly compared to its immediate predecessors.
Recent reports suggest that Battlefield 6's development team has a lot of fresh faces, with this being an ambitious make-or-break approach from DICE.
Five months later, the publisher officially revealed its testing initiative on February 3. Called Battlefield Labs, the program will provide opportunities for fans to try out most aspects of Battlefield 6—or whatever the next entry in the franchise will be called—and share their feedback with the developers. "We will test (almost) everything but not everything you see will be complete," EA said. Battlefield Labs registrations are...
