Highlights

  • Battlefield 2042 has made significant improvements since its rocky launch in 2021, with updates and added features addressing player concerns.
  • The current extended season, Season 6, will receive updates and a Lunar New Year event with limited-time cosmetic rewards.
  • Season 7 is set to launch in March, with limited details available, but a map featuring storefronts with the Chilean Flag has been teased.

DICE provides new details on the upcoming modes, rewards, and maps Battlefield 2042 players can expect to see within the current extended season, as well as teasing a March launch window for Season 7. It's been quite the turnaround for Battlefield 2042, which had a less than ideal launch back in 2021 as it was criticized heavily by fans over missing features, balancing problems, and many server and technical issues. However, after delaying post-launch content and the game's first season, DICE began to slowly turn things around over time.

Now currently in the middle of Season 6, Battlefield 2042 has seen a major turnaround in the previous couple of years thanks to continued support, numerous updates which not only shored up many of the issues players experienced towards the beginning, but also added in major features like a scoreboard, class restructuring and plenty more. In fact, Battlefield 2042 has experienced a surge in players over the past few months, thanks to free to play weekends, limited time events, and the inclusion of a smaller map called Redacted that harkens back to previous fan favorites like Metro. Alongside a rejuvenated community, DICE continues to announce plans for future content, including details on what players can expect over the next couple of months.

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Taking to Twitter, the official Battlefield account posted a roadmap of upcoming content from now through March, revealing plans for new events, game modes, and rewards players can earn. With an extension to Battlefield 2042 Season 6, the end of January will bring a new update with improved map rotations and other quality of life improvements alongside a new Lunar New Year event with limited time cosmetic rewards. From Feb 20 to March 5, the Arkangel Directive Event kicks off alongside Update 6.4 with even more quality of life improvements. New rewards and bundles are also being planned, and the roadmap makes a point to showcase that Discarded and Breakaway will be added to the Control Mode event.

When Does Battlefield 2042 Season 7 Start?

Alongside the current Season 6 details, DICE also teased the recently announced Season 7 launch date for Battlefield 2042. Although details are still very scarce on what to expect, the Road to Season 7 image did show that DICE is planning to not only reveal the new content in March, but it could be planning a launch at the same time. An image of a map was also revealed showcasing storefronts with what appears to be the Chilean Flag hanging across the length of the store.

After there was a lot of doubt about the future of Battlefield 2042 following a controversial and rocky launch, the game has managed to get to a seventh season and appears to continue to be on the upswing. Battlefield 2042 has seen a drastic improvement over the past couple of years, now night and day when compared to its launch in 2021. DICE isn't a stranger to rocky launches, with past Battlefield games and even Star Wars Battlefront 2 going through similar problems on release, though the studio seems to have a knack for rescuing these games over time and making them into something the community was hoping for at the start.