The Battlefield 6 open beta will take place over two weekends, starting with early access from August 7 to August 8 for select players. The first weekend for all players is from August 9 to August 10, and the second weekend runs from August 14 to August 17. Pre-loading begins on August 4. The beta will feature several launch maps and at least three core modes, with minimum and recommended PC specifications provided. Minimum specs include a GPU like Nvidia RTX 2060 and a CPU like Intel Core i5-8400, while recommended specs include a GPU like Nvidia RTX 3060Ti and a CPU like Intel Core i7-10700.