EA’s Vince Zampella Says Battlefield 6 Is A ‘Spiritual Successor’ To Battlefield 3 & 4

Speaking in an upcoming episode of the Friends Per Second podcast, Vince Zampella, Executive Vice President of Electronic Arts, stated that Battlefield 6 is seen as a spiritual successor to previous entries Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4.

Battlefield is a two-decade-old franchise with some of the biggest, most iconic games. When Battlefield hits and does things right, it goes bonkers, right? Being the spiritual successor to [Battlefield] 3 and 4 is how we look at it. What would that next spiritual successor kind of look like? That’s where we started.

We have people who have been on Battlefield since the beginning, and then we have a lot of new studios, a lot of new blood to come in and look at it in a different way. It’s important, and those Battlefield fans, they know that the core DNA has to be there. We have to get those large-scale maps right.

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EA confirmed during its Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal overnight that the highly anticipated shooter will be launching on October 10, 2025 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, with the game skipping PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, and Xbox One. Furthermore, EA will be hosting a series of Open Beta weekends in August, with the first one set to kick off on August 9 give players a taste of the action ahead of launch.

Battlefield 6 will be available in Standard and Phantom Editions, with the latter featuring a range of digital goodies including the Phantom Pack. The game’s developer have also suggested that Battlefield 6 will not feature any unrealistic cosmetics and skins.

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