Battlefield 6 might not deliver the lengthy single-player experience many fans were hoping for. Recent insights suggest the campaign could be as short as six hours, with the possibility of even more cuts before launch. This update matters because the franchise’s last installment, Battlefield 2042, skipped a campaign altogether, leaving players eager for a return to story-driven gameplay.
The campaign development is primarily handled by EA Motive, with support from Criterion and DICE. Together, these studios aim to craft the single-player portion of this first-person shooter. However, according to a detailed report by Ars Technica, the campaign is currently behind schedule and facing several issues that might impact its final length and quality.
A Campaign Under Pressure
Battlefield 6 is a massive project involving multiple studios, but the single-player part appears to be the latest hold-up. Sources from Electronic Arts have indicated that the campaign wasn’t meeting key milestones as of May 2025, and its development is described as “massively late.” It’s reportedly the only segment of the game that hadn’t passed a crucial development checkpoint known as gate three.
One developer shared with Ars Technica:
“Single-player in itself is massively late—it’s the latest part of the game. Without an enormous patch on day one or early access to the game, it’s unrealistic that they’re going to be able to release it to what they needed it to do.”
That’s a pretty honest assessment, and it suggests the campaign might not be the grand experience some were expecting. Earlier predictions had estimated a campaign closer to ten hours, potentially the largest in the series to date.
Even more concerning, there’s talk of cutting parts of the single-player content just to have it included at all when the game launches. Another source said:
“They might have to cut a part of the single-player out in order for the game to release with a single-player [campaign] on it. Or they would have to severely work through the summer and into the later part of this year and try to fix that.”
Yikes. It’s been over seven years since Battlefield 5 offered a single-player campaign, so fans hoping for a big return might feel a bit left out right now.
Interestingly, EA’s leadership is eager for a huge player base, possibly exceeding 100 million players, driven by a free-to-play battle royale mode. So the focus might be shifting more to multiplayer and live-service elements than the campaign.
