Battlefield 6 Proximity Chat Incoming in Season 4, Server Browser and Platoons Planned for Season 5
Two months ago, DICE released the Battlefield 6 roadmap for 2026, which confirmed that a server browser, persistent servers, naval warfare and more are on the way.
In a new Q&A session with the community, the developers discussed some upcoming features, and we now know the timeline for some of the community’s most requested items.
Not only that, but the developers at Battlefield Studios also shared a few other items being looked at for the first-person shooter.
Battlefield 6 Proxmity Chat Incoming Sooner Than We Think
In a Q&A session on Discord, various developers from the Battlefield Studios block comprised of DICE, Ripple Effect, Motive and Criterion, answered questions fielded by the community.
One of the questions asked is the addition of proximity chat to the game. Matthew Nickerson, Associate Gameplay Design Director at Ripple Effect answered the question.
BF6 Proxmity Chat:
Nickerson: Yes we have the first iteration of Proximity Chat coming during Season 4 . We are excited to get this feature into your hands, and to continue iterating on this feature alongside you. For now, we also wanted to share that there will be mode specific rules that will define if enemies can or cannot hear you.
Another question asked is whether we’ll ever see console-only crossplay. While DICE said they are considering it, it doesn’t look like it’ll be implemented soon.
Answering the question for this one is Florian Le Bihan, Principal Game Designer at DICE.
BF6 Console-Only Crossplay
Le Bihan: We have discussed a “console-only” option but there are drawbacks to having this, mainly it adds another matchmaking pool for our players.
We do always try to prioritize to match console players with other console players if possible, but will then also allow PC players to join to fill up a server, to avoid long MM time.
Another feature confirmed on the way, though it might not be as important, is a “clear all markers” feature. For BF6 players, you might notice that some guns, items, and whatnot have markers signaling there’s something new to check out, but there’s actually none.
Philippe Ducharme, Executive Producer at Motive confirmed this feature is inbound this season.
Battlefield 6 Clear All Markers Feature Confirmed for Season 3
Ducharme We are creating a ‘Clear all markers” across several menus coming in Season 3 Phase 3.
We have some work we are also targeting a future season to make logic changes across the game to make the appearance of these less oppressive overall.
Of course, this can’t be a Q&A with the devs without mentioning the server browser, which has been a feature the community requested even before the game was released. For the first time, the devs confirmed a timeline, and it’ll be sometime in Season 5, which means near the end of the year.
Battlefield 6 Server Browser Planned for Season 5
Ducharme: We’ve seen a lot of comments and feedback from players that wanted us to look into some of the things that makes Battlefield great, you’ve seen that through a lot of our updates recently and the roadmap is also a really large acknowledgement of us delivering what you want the most. We want to give you the ability to decide how you form your communities, the Server Browser is a part of that and we look forward to its return during Season 5, and sooner within Battlefield Labs too
Another community-requested feature confirmed for Season 5 is the re-implementation of Platoons in a Battlefield game. Platoons has been a feature in past BF entries, and while it won’t be available until months later, players will be glad they’ll be able to be part of Platoons before the year is over.
Battlefield 6 Platoons Incoming in Season 5
Ducharme: Platoons is a massive feature that we will be delivering progressively across several seasons.
On our first release of Platoons during Season 5, we will focus on the foundations of forming a social group, where players can easily play together and represent the social group to the outside world.
Platoon members can easily play together and get XP bonuses by doing so.
While it seems we won’t be getting any tangible new features until sometime in Season 4 (assuming nothing gets delayed), players can take comfort that these community-requested features are in development, and will be part of the game soon.
In other Battlefield 6 news, there’s a new update improving player visibility next week.
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