For weeks now, Battlefield 6 insiders have been saying that the game’s battle royale mode – which hadn’t been given a proper name yet – would be shadow-dropping with the game’s then-upcoming Season 1.
Battlefield Studios and EA have kept quiet, choosing not to respond, or even drop any hints about what the plan for the battle royale mode might be. Now that we’re just hours away from the start of Season 1, the two finally broke the news.
Battlefield 6’s battle royale mode is called Redsec, likely short for Redacted Sector. EA shared a teaser for the mode on Battlefield’s social media channels overnight. Strangely, the mode’s gameplay trailer will be going live right alongside Redsec’s launch itself, as well as Season 1’s own launch.
Everything will pop off later today, at 8am PT, 11am ET, 3pm UK. Redsec is free-to-play, of course, which is core to EA’s mission to turn Battlefield into its own version of Call of Duty, and reportedly reach 100 million players with Battlefield 6.
Redsec has seen a few rounds of testing in Battlefield Labs over the last few weeks, and there are leaks you can watch online. However, because of how underbaked many of its core systems were – not to mention the map itself being unfinished – many believed it wouldn’t be ready for a while yet.
Based on those leaks, the mode appears to borrow many of the aspects – including the worst ones – you’d associate with Call of Duty: Warzone, though it does offer its own take on certain mechanics like the encroaching gas. There are also Battlefield elements to be found in Redsec, such as destruction, vehicle gameplay, as well as classes and gadgets.
Redsec is launching alongside a Twitch Drops event, where you can earn up to four rewards by simply watching participating streamers. Hit the link to see all of them.
