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Electronic Arts officially lifted the lid off Battlefield 6 last week, with a brand-new trailer showing off the game for the first time.

The first game in the Battlefield series since 2021’s ill-fated Battlefield 2042, Battlefield 6 has a lot of expectations to live up to. That’s especially true thanks to the market it’s launching in — live service shooters are a dime a dozen, with big hitters like Call of Duty and Fortnite dominating players’ time.

Part of the reason those games are so popular is because of their crossover skins, with both Fortnite and Call of Duty hosting hundreds of cosmetics from popular culture. Everything from Marvel and Disney to popular performing artists like Lady Gaga, Eminem, and Hatsune Miku have made an appearance in these games, often alongside a host of related cosmetics like weapon skins and sprays.

Battlefield 6 won’t be going down that route, though, according to a new interview featured on DBLTAP. Battlefield 6 director Shashank Uchil said that the new game will try to stay a little more grounded, focusing on realism above all else.

“It has to be grounded. That’s what BF3 and BF4 was — it was all soldiers, on the ground. It’s going to be like this,” Uchil told DBLTAP, reportedly pointing to key art for the game showing soldiers looking over a war-ravaged New York City. “I don’t think it needs Nicki Minaj. Let’s keep it real, keep it grounded.”

That realism applies to the gameplay, too, with terrain and buildings able to be destroyed with realistic physics. While not every object in the game world will be destructible, the team is working hard on making as much destruction as possible, while also balancing the need for cover.

“The aim is to have everything be as destructible as possible,” Uchil said. “That is the foundation for everything we’ve done. That’s why it’s taken so much work.”

Battlefield 6 is set to be released on October 10, 2025, on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.