Days before Battlefield 6 launches, a quick comparison lines up what will be available on day one versus past Battlefield entries. Weapons and maps look healthy, and far from the sparse start of Battlefield 2042. Below is a look at the last few Battlefield games released over the past 15 years, and how Battlefield 6 (2025) will compare at launch.
Battlefield V (2018)
- Primaries: 30
- Secondaries: 7
- Vehicles: 21
- Maps: 8
Battlefield 2042 (2021)
Launch (Standard):
- Primaries: 19
- Secondaries: 3
- Vehicles: 14
- Maps: 7
With Portal Mode:
- Primaries: 33
- Secondaries: 1
- Vehicles: 33
- Maps: 6
Battlefield 6 (2025)
- Primaries: 41
- Secondaries: 4
- Vehicles: 15
- Maps: 9
For reference, Battlefield 4 launched with the most weapons, featuring 64 primary weapons and 13 secondary weapons. That title also shipped with the most maps at launch, 10, and the most vehicles, 36. Worst launch was Battlefield 2042, which only managed six maps in some configurations and 33 primary weapons. A day-one update will also ship at launch, bringing over 200 fixes on release day.
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