Battlefield 2042 season 1 release date announce, battle pass revealed

Battlefield 2042’s first, long-delayed season of content officially kicks off Thursday, June 9, with a debut battle pass, a new specialist, a new map, the arrival of stealth helicopters, and much more, developer DICE and publisher Electronic Arts announced Tuesday. A new gameplay trailer for the futuristic military shooter and the season 1 “Zero Hour” battle pass shows what’s in store for stalwart Battlefield 2042Fans in the coming months.

The game’s new Specialist, Ewelina Lis, joins the Battlefield 2042 character roster armed with a rocket launcher — she’s a “vehicle killer expert,” after all, and can launch player-guided projectiles to take down tanks and helicopters, including the RAH-68 Huron and YG-99 Hannibal gunships. Lis comes equipped with the Armor Hunter trait that gives her “invaluable intel on damaged vehicles,” DICE says.

In combat, players will also get access to new weapons, including the Ghostmaker R10 crossbow, described as “quiet but deadly” and packing a punch with its explosive rounds, and the BSV-M Marksman Rifle, which is said to be good at range and in close quarters. Nonlethal smoke grenade rocket launcher is coming also. Battlefield 2042’s first season, a gadget that fires a projectile that creates a smoke wall that provides visual cover.

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Thanks to Exposure, players will now have an entirely new field of battle. The new map, which is located in Canada’s Rockies and features extreme vertical terrain that allows for aerial dogfights as well as surface-to-air fighting opportunities. Exposure can support up to 64 players on Breakthrough and as many players in Conquest mode (PS5/Windows PC and Xbox Series X)

Season 1 “Zero Hour” will also introduce a 12-week battle pass to Battlefield 2042You can choose from both premium and free content. Access to cosmetics, weapons and vehicles will be available for the free tier. For 100 Battlefield Coins (or $10), the premium tier unlocks cosmetics including skins, weapons charms and player cards. EA and DICE say the premium Tier of Battlefield 2042’s season pass will not affect gameplay.

Battlefield 2042’s first season arrives alongside gameplay shakeups for DICE’s game. The game’s developers recently removed the 128-player version of Breakthrough, leaving the large-scale multiplayer battles for which the series is known to Conquest mode. Additionally, DICE is rolling out major map reworks, adding cover and reducing player count sizes, and “winding down” of one of the game’s major modes, Hazard Zone.