Can I say it? I’m going to say it. Battlefield 6 is officially out! After years of waiting for a proper Battlefield game, the series is back, and better than ever before. No doubt all you long-time fans are going to feel right at home with this one, as the game is nearly everything we’ve been hoping for it to be. With that said, despite the series going strong for over two decades, many are joining the fight for the very first time.

Luckily, our team of seasoned veterans has put together a list of top tips for Battlefield 6 to help you understand how the game works and make you a better player. 

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Battlefield 6 Top Tips 

Play the  F***ing Objective

No one should be surprised by this one, as it’s the biggest thing all Battlefield players have told other players since the very beginning of the franchise. But for all you new players out there, this is probably going to be the biggest tip you’ll want to pay attention to. When you see somebody say “PTFO,” it means “Play the F***ing Objective.” You’re going to see that word thrown around a lot during the in-game chat, so it’s best you know what it means now. 

Now, unlike a majority of shooters out there, Battlefield isn’t solely about racking up kills and having the highest kill/death ratio. Yes, killing enemies is important because for every kill that a player doesn’t revive from, you take a ticket away from that team. Tickets are essentially shared lives, and once a team runs out of them, the match is over. 

But solely going out of your way for kills and trying to lonewolf things isn’t completely beneficial to the team. So you’ll want to play around the objectives and help teammates in any way you possibly can, while also getting kills. It would be more beneficial for the team if you were getting kills while defending an objective, rather than off somewhere randomly on the map. That way, you can defend a point from being captured, which in turn increases the cost of a ticket per death for the more points you have as a team. 

If you are playing Rush or one of the other modes where it progresses as you advance, then tickets are even more important here, as you need to conserve them. So, work with your team when big pushes need to happen, instead of trying to solo an entire team, because you will lose 100% of the time. 

There are also other ways to PTFO, and that’s by leaning into your class specialty. If you’re a medic, make sure you are reviving players, but do it smart and make sure there’s no one around to kill you and the person you revive the moment you pick them up. Engineers, make sure you are repairing vehicles. Aiding vehicles and making sure they are at full health can help turn the tide of war. Assault players should be using spawn beacons, so teams can have better positioning and pushes on an objective. And recons, well, you guys make sure to have all the other classes’ backs, and snipe away at any other snipers and enemies that are coming into an objective. 

There are more ways to play the objective than just killing, so don’t solely rely on that and think that just because you aren’t getting kills, you can’t contribute to the team’s progress. 

Use Destruction to Your Advantage

Don’t be afraid of getting a little explosive in this game. The developers worked hard at ensuring there is a good deal of destruction for players to play with, so use it to your advantage. Not everything can be destroyed, but there is plenty of buildings that can be taken down, walls that can be blown up, amongst other things. 

There’s a great deal of dynamic gameplay here. Blow up walls to create new pathways for teammates. Make your own cover by hiding behind the debris of a fallen structure. Surprise enemies by blowing up the floor from underneath their feet, or flanking them from behind after blowing up a wall. Heck, destroy their cover. The destruction is there for you to play with, so USE IT!

It may not be as destructive as the Bad Company series or a more recent title, The Finals, but with years of feedback behind this new entry, the studios have made sure that there’s enough to keep things interesting.

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Stick With Your Squad, Even if They Are Randoms

Battlefield is a series best played with friends, but understandably, not all of us can gather a group of friends every day and night to play—especially those of us who are “Battlefield Oldheads” who have been with the series from the start. They don’t call us Oldheads for nothing, I mean, it’s mostly because of our takes on wanting the series to stay the same, but it’s also because we’re all getting up there in our years. But at the end of the day, everyone has real-world responsibilities to attend to, which means that your friends might not always be there to squad up with you. 

Obviously, if you can get a group of friends together, then do so. You’ll find that not only is the game more enjoyable when you’re having laughs with friends, but synergy within the squad is just so much better, as you can play off each other’s weaknesses and strengths a lot better. 

But if you’re going into this as a lonewolf, then I highly recommend sticking with your squad mates. There is strength in numbers, and that has always been the case with Battlefield. Sticking with your squad not only gives you numbers, but it also helps with objectives, being revived by someone who’s likely paying attention, and having a portal spawn point, just as long as they aren’t in combat. You might not be communicating with them over comms, but a good chunk of players will understand squad play. 

Don’t Skip Revives. If You Are Down, Give Someone the Chance to Get You Back Up

As I already mentioned, when you die, your team loses a ticket. If you’ve played Call of Duty or any other twitch shooters, your instant reaction is going to be to skip the revive phase and go straight into redeployment. I cannot tell you how many times I have been on the battlefield as a medic, everything is perfectly clear for a revive, and that player decides to respawn instead. This isn’t helping anyone. You’re getting back into the action this way, actually hurting the team more than you think. 

I understand if you are in the middle of a firefight, and you see an entire team rolling up over your corpse. Yes, then it makes sense to respawn because no one is going to risk their lives going 1v10 for you. But if you have a bunch of teammates around you, and a medic is clearly coming for you, give them a chance to revive you. Reviving a downed player doesn’t use up a ticket, and it’s just as good as respawning back in. Yes, you might have to wait a little bit, but that waiting you’re doing is going to be the same amount of waiting as you backtracking to where you want to go. Trust the system, let medics do their job and revive you, and you’ll see this is actually a much better way of playing. 

Play Slow, and If You Do Die, Don’t Let It Discourage You

For many, Battlefield 6 is going to be their first Battlefield game ever. There are a lot of rules and how combat flows that make it a very different game than others, and with the market being dominated by more arcade-like shooters, such as Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and even some hero shooters, a lot of you are probably going to try to play like that. Unless you have god-like aiming on PC, you’re going to find that bunny hopping and sliding around matches aren’t going to get you very far. 

For all new players out there, I recommend taking things slowly. Get used to the controls and movement, and you’ll find that this isn’t your everyday twitch shooter. It’s, well, it’s Battlefield, a game that is a middle ground between arcade and realism, without leaning too deep into either. Firefights are quick and frantic, but the means to reach the action has always been more of a slower pace. You aren’t going to get into a gunfight after the first 20 seconds of starting a match, which should, in a lot of ways, set the mood of things. 

Understandably, for many, dying might feel a bit discouraging because it means you might have to work a way to get back to where you died, or get back into the action of things. Don’t let that feeling take over, because it’s going to blind you from just how deep Battlefield really can be. The gunplay is less about twitch reactions and more about positioning, cover, and teamwork. Learn the controls, understand the movement, and take the time to appreciate the immense scale of the maps. It’s a game of patience, where the calm before the storm is just as important as the storm itself.

Use That Mini-Map!

I know Battlefield can get pretty hectic when it comes to all the action and explosions happening, so it’s easy to forget to look at the mini-map. But you should always have map awareness, as it will tell you where enemies are, including vehicles rolling up on you, as well as teammates. Knowing the map layout is one thing, but mastering that mini-map is another thing, one that can help you become a better player. 

Especially if you play solo with no comms whatsoever, having map awareness is going to save your life in this game. 

Use Cover, Spot Enemies, and Supress

Battlefield is all about playing strategically, rather than going it alone and bunny hopping around the field. Knowing your surroundings is a key thing for all good players, and you’ll want to pay attention to any kind of cover on the playing field. Even the tinniest bit of it could turn a firefight around, so make sure you’re using it whenever you can. 

Additionally, make sure you spot enemies, whether they are within shotgun range or far across the map. Spotting enemies will help other players out. You don’t have to kill every enemy you see; if there is another teammate who is closer and better positioned, let them know with that spot. 

Suppressive firing. I don’t care what some may think about this; suppressive firing is a viable form of gameplay that can help your teammates out. Drawing the enemy’s attention towards you, as you safely sit behind cover, could help other teammates in flanking maneuvers and such. Sure, it opens you to their line of sight, but if there’s a chance someone else can take said enemy out because they are behind cover, then it’s not a form of gameplay I am against. 

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Know Your Class

I mentioned some of this in the PTFO section, but it’s very important before you even pick a class to know exactly what their role is. You don’t want to play as a support, never reviving someone or placing ammo and health kits, as you only focus on kills. You’d be better off playing as an assault class in that case. But even there, if you aren’t using spawn beacons, then what’s the point? Playing an engineer and ignoring all repairs doesn’t help anyone either. 

Learn the classes before you play the game, then test each of them out and find the role that actually fits your playstyle. This is a team-based game, play like the team needs you. 

Use Training Grounds and Portal Experiences to Practice With Vehicles and Other Things

A lot of you are going to be tempted to hop into a vehicle for the very first time. I can tell you, controlling any of the vehicles in a Battlefield game is no easy task. It’s always been a major complaint from players, and Battlefield 6 appears to be no exception. But I will tell you, people are going to be angry that you decided to hop inside that helicopter or fighter jet and crash it the moment you took control. 

I get it, you’re excited. All of us veterans have been in the same spot as you, and we’ve all crashed our first time. I suppose that’s part of the Battlefield experience. 

But you know what, there’s probably going to be some Portal Experiences available day one that are created by members of the community to help learn these things. There was for Battlefield 2042, and with Portal being more robust here, there should be better training experiences. Maybe not day one, in that case, I highly recommend just starting your own password-protected experience, starting it solo, and playing around with the vehicles. Learn the controls and the feeling of it before you try out the real thing in a match with actual people. You’ll thank me later, or maybe not, and you’ll just crash into a mountainside from the sheer pressure of carrying other players.

There’s also the Training Grounds, where you can read up on general mechanics, practice in a firing range, and even start up a bot-loaded Breakthrough match. There’s plenty of ways to practice, and I recommend taking full advantage of them. 

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Most Importantly, Have Fun and Make Memories

The last tip is, well, have fun. Cliche, I know, but I think something that needs to get across to everyone’s mind is that you don’t have to win to have fun. Battlefield is a lot of things, but for me, it’s always been about making moments. Sometimes I win a match, and other times I lose one after spending 20-30 minutes on it. However, most of the time, I’m having fun regardless of how that match ends. Be it because I’m hanging out with a squad of friends and catching up and having laughs, or because of those “Only in Battlefield” moments that always put a smile on my face. These are the moments you’ll remember long after the match ends, not your kill/death ratio. When I look back at the series as a whole, it’s all about the crazy and insane stunts that I’ve witnessed over the years that flood back. 

There’s a reason why so many are passionate about the Battlefield experience, and it all comes back to moments like witnessing the first rendezook, seeing a megalodon emerging from the sea, as the whole server puts their differences aside. Things like watching an entire skyscraper come crashing down, to even smaller moments where you’re running away from an attack helicopter as it fires upon you. It feels like something you would see in a movie, but for us, we call it an only in Battlefield moment, and we live for those moments. So go out there, cause a little mayhem, but most of all, have fun doing it. 

One Last Tip to Our Fellow Veteran Players: Be Kind

Guys and gals, we’re old now; we’re not as patient as we used to be, and our time is precious, given how little we have left. Alright, I’m NOT that old, but the point stands: a lot of us have little time to play, and a whole lot of responsibility to worry about. Most of us know the franchise like the back of our heads, but there’s a new generation of players who join in with each game. This could be their first online shooter ever, or they might be coming from another game, or it could be their first time experiencing Battlefield. Let’s not try to gatekeep new players. We should encourage them and teach them the ropes, even if many don’t listen to in-game cues or requests. 

I know, it can be frustrating, especially with some of the takes these new players have. But we were all in their shoes at one point, so let’s not be the reason why they don’t like the franchise. I know the Battlefield community can get very toxic at times, especially with change. But we’re all adults here; we should respect each other and avoid making threats. It’s not just directed at other players, as developers who have worked on this game have caught plenty of shade over the last few years. 

We can all voice our disagreement over a choice, but let’s not turn into savages and start tearing into people over them. That kind of feedback gets you nowhere. So be kind, respect other players and developers, and be constructive with the feedback you have to give. With the studio now being more open with their comms, who knows just how far they’ll go to listen to that feedback? We’re all in this together, so let’s make Battlefield 6 a place where both new and old players feel welcome. The community is a huge part of what makes this series special, and it’s up to us to make sure it stays that way.

I suggest checking out our Battlefield 6 best settings guide for consoles and PC, and yes, this also includes controller settings.

That’s all I have left to say; it’s time to get out there and start having some fun.  

Battlefield 6 is now officially available globally, on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. 

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It’s finally upon us! Battlefield 6 is now live and ready to dominate your multiplayer gaming life for the foreseeable future. If you’re looking to maximize efficiency and the game’s visuals, we have you covered.

MP1st’s Battlefield 6 best settings guide covers controller settings, graphics settings, and more.

Whether you’re a console or PC gamer, this guide will help you in your objective, soldier.

Battlefield 6 Best Console Settings

Best Gameplay Settings

Global

• Invert All vertical Look – If you want to play with the controls inverted for all vertical actions, you can enable it here. Personally, because most games have invert off, you’re probably going to want to keep it by default.
• I do recommend modifying the Vertical Look Settings and switching aircraft to Invert, as most games with planes and such do play with this inverted. To me, that feels far more natural.
• Hold/Toggle Options
  • Infantry Sprint – Toggle – I prefer having this as toggle, rather than hold, since you are going to stop running anyway when you ADS.
  • Double Tap Forward Sprint – Off
  • Infantry Weapon Zoom – Hold
  • Vehicle Weapon Zoom – Hold
  • Steady Scope – Hold
  • Interact and Reload – Prioritize Reload
  • Request Respawn – I would opt for a toggle since it’s faster than holding.
  • Skip revive – Hold, that way you can cancel it in case someone comes up to revive you.
  • Vehicle Boost – Toggle
  • CommoRose – Hold
•  Capture Area Outline – On lets you see an outline of an area that can be captured. Turning this off removes that, which isn’t good for objective-based modes.

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Infantry 

• Infantry Aim Sensitivity – Adjust how you want, though anything below 30 is going to feel extremely slow, where higher sensitivity will feel more responsive and snappier.
• Infantry Mouse Aim Sensitivity – Adjust with where it feels right for you.
• Crouch Toggle Sprint – Stand
• Vault Over Sprint – On
• Sprint Door Barge – On
• Double Tap Crouch for Sprint Slide – Depends on whether you want to double-tap to sprint slide or single-press.
• Landing Roll – On
• Mount Breakout – Instant
• Interact and Reload – Prioritize Reload
• Invert Demolition Charge – Off if you don’t like inverted controls, on if you do.
• Inventory Visibility – Show so you can see how much you have of something.

Vehicles

As with any aim sensitivity, adjust to what feels right for you. I prefer snappier, more responsive sensitivity, so I tend to keep my numbers either half (50) or higher on all these options.

• Helicopter Control Assists – If you are like me and suck at flying these, then having control assist enabled probably isn’t a bad idea.  The Helicopter will automatically hover when no input is applied.
• Vehicle Aim-Relative Controls – Off, because having the vehicles move based on where the camera is aiming can be very annoying.
• Decouple Tank Turret Aiming From Turning – Off
• Decouple Aiming From Turning – Off
• Vehicle Boost – Toggle

Aim Assist

There is controller aim assist, but don’t worry, it’s not super overpowered like it is, say in Call of Duty. Still, because it exists, I recommend taking advantage of any options that are available.

• Infantry Aim Assist – Max on the slider.
• Infantry Aim Assist Slowdown – Max on the slider
• Infantry Aim Assist Zoom Snap – If you need assistance while zooming, keep this at 100 (max). If not, and you want full control over aim movement while zoomed, then dial this down to 0, or at least below 50.
• Vehicle Aim Assist – Max on the slider.
• Vehicle Aim Assist Slowdown – Max on the slider
• Vehicle Aim Assist Zoom Snap – If you need assistance while zooming, keep this at 100 (max). If not, and you want full control over aim movement while zoomed, then dial this down to 0, or at least below 50.

Best Controller Settings

Edit Button Mapping

First thing to do is go to the Controller tab, click on “Edit Presets” and continue to “Edit Button Mapping.” You’ll want to move the R1 (grenade) to L1, and vice versa. This means that R1 will now be your “Spot” button and Commorose, which is something you’ll use more often than a grenade. You’ll also find it easier to spot for your entire team, since you can now press spot while keeping your ADS (aim down sight).

Controller > Edit Settings (you’ll see the controller image, then press triangle on PS5, Y on Xbox).

Next, go to your Controller, and “Edit Settings, which is the button below the Edit Presets.

Infantry Control Settings

Infantry Aim Sensitivity – You’ll want to increase this from the base value (which is 20), to something much higher. I’m personally using 40-55, but if you’re used to twitchy, faster-paced shooters, you might want to have this at 60 or even more. Test it out in the Firing Range to know what Aim Sensitivity suits you best.

• Field of View (FOV) – I move it to 90 or 100, and some want it even higher, but I find 100 to be the sweet spot.
• Uniform Infantry Aiming – On
• Zero Sensitivity Coefficient – 178 (Keep as default or you can increase it a bit especially if you snipe).
• Infantry Aim Assist – 100 (Default)
• Infantry Aim Assist Slowdown – 100 (Default)
• Infantry Aim Assist Zoom Snap – Lower to 50 or even lower if you want your aim assist to snap more to an enemy.
• Soldier Aim Input Curve – Standard
• Soldier Zoom Aim Input Curve – Standard
• Stick Input Acceleration Presets – Standard
• Aiming Left/Right Acceleration – 30

Movement

For the most part, you want to keep this to default. If you prefer to toggle your sprint or feel like you want more control on your sliding, feel free to change these. The default setting for the movement works best and doesn’t need to be changed, especially if you’re coming from other first-person shooters.

Zoom

• Infantry Weapon Zoom – Hold (If you use Toggle on this, what’s wrong with you?)
• Zoom – L2
• Steady Scope – L3
• Vertical Aim Ratio – 56.3
• Vertical Zoom Ratio – 56.3

Other

Controlling Tuning

Controller Vibration – Off (Your preference, but having it off is less distracting)

Controller Left Stick

• Center Deadzone – 2 (if you can set it to zero with no stick drift, then do so. You want to keep this as low as possible).
• Axial Deadzone – 8
• Max Input Threshold – 80

Controller Right Stick

• Center Deadzone – 2 (if you can set it to zero with no stick drift, then do so. You want to keep this as low as possible).
• Axial Deadzone – 8
• Max Input Threshold – 100

Mouse and Keyboard Settings

Adjust as needed, but be sure to go under Advanced Settings and ensure that “Mouse Raw Input” is set to “On.” This is going to give you the full input from your mouse, so that you are 100% in control of it while aiming and such.

Base Graphics Settings (across all platforms)

• Brightness – Adjust this to your preferred level and according to your own setup, as everyone will be different.
• Sharpness – We kept this at default.
• Field of View – We recommend a field of view between 90 and 110 degrees. Anything more than that and your view begins to distort, and anything lower and you’re limiting your own view.
• Vehicle 3rd Person Field of View – Since it’s a third-person view and doesn’t have a gun in the middle of the screen, we recommend cranking this all the way up so you can see everything around you while in a vehicle.
• Weapon Field of View – Wide – This will make the weapon on screen smaller when not zoomed in, thus giving you more viewable space while playing.
• World Motion Blur –  0, the game runs at a rock-solid 60fps, and in my opinion, motion blur is not needed to hide performance issues. That, and you don’t want to limit your visibility by blurring it.
• Weapon Motion Blur – 0, and the same reason as World Motion Blur.
• Camera Shake Amount – Slide this all the way down. You want to make sure that the camera is as stable and nondistracting as possible.
• Chromatic Aberration – Off, unless you like color fringing where outlines of red, blue, and green appear around objects. This is honestly distracting and hurts visibility.
• Vignette – Off, you don’t need the edge of the screen to darken; that’s a loss in visibility, which you are not trying to have.
• Film Grain – Off. I will say that if you are playing single-player, then this option might not be that bad to have on, but in my opinion, having a grainy screen versus a clear, sharp image is not worth the trade-off.
• All the HUD Options – There are tons of them, which I honestly recommend keeping on. The one option I do suggest modifying, if it’s not set by default, is the Minimap size. Make sure this is at 100 so you can see the map better in-game.
•  Icons & Indicators – Most can be left on default, but I do recommend modifying any of the “Zoomed” options and lowering them from their default. The reason is that while objective icons are important, they typically aren’t when you aim down sights when you are trying to target an enemy. Smaller icons while aiming down sights mean better visibility when targeting someone, especially if they run past an objective marker.
  • Crosshair – Modify the color, opacity, and intensity to your liking. Recommend turning “Infantry Crosshair Projection” off as it will keep the crosshair static and always aligned with the center of the screen.
  • Hit Indicator – Recommend setting each type of hit to a different color and ones you’ll remember better. That way, you know what type of hit you got based on the color, rather than the text.
• Chat 
  • Chat Visibility – Unless you love seeing a big box covering part of the screen with random players typing random stuff, I recommend turning this ‘hide.”

Base Audio Settings (across all platforms)

The default is fine for most people, although there are some settings you may want to adjust.

• Audio Mix – Entirely up to you, but War Tapes, in my opinion, is the best option due to its more aggressive audio.
• Enable Voice Chat – If you don’t want to use the in-game chat, disable this.
• Controller volume –  DualSense controller option – I don’t think this is used during multiplayer, but turn it off just in case, turn it back on for campaign.

System Settings

Setup

• Cross-play – If you want to play with PC players, keep this on. Otherwise, turning this off will put you into a pool of players on the same platform (no console, only cross-play).

Creator

• If you’re a content creator, then play around with these; otherwise, if you don’t stream, you shouldn’t have to touch these.

Network

• Scoreboard Ping – Enabled to view the ping of players with good and bad connections.
• Network Graph
  • You can turn this on to find out if you are having any network issues in-game. Damage log, event graphs, and performance bars will appear on the screen, giving you a better understanding of what’s going on with your connection to the game.
• Everything else can be enabled or modified as you like.

Battlefield 6 Best Graphical Settings for PlayStation 5 | PlayStation 5 Pro – Fidelity or Performance Mode?

If you haven’t already, refer to the “Base Graphics Settings (across all platforms)” section above, as that is the same recommendation I have across every platform. This section is specifically focused on the quality and performance mode options available on consoles.

Modes

• PlayStation 5 Fidelity Mode: Maximum resolution of 1440p and targets 60FPS
• PlayStation 5 Performance Mode: Maximum resolution of 1280p and targets 80+FPS
• PlayStation 5 Pro Fidelity Mode: Maximum resolution of 2160p and targets 60FPS
• PlayStation 5 Pro Performance Mode: Maximum resolution of 1620p and targets 80+FPS

So for PlayStation 5 players, we have the complete set of graphical modes available on every version of the console. Though if you are playing on the PS5 Pro, you do get “native” 4K resolution at 60FPS, where the base PS5 is 1440p.

The question is, which mode is good? Well, I usually opt for performance mode, but since fidelity is 60fps, rather than 30fps like in many other games, I think we should stick with fidelity mode on both the base and Pro model consoles, unless you have a VRR-supported (HDMI 2.1) TV or monitor to use. But even with the smoothness of VRR, the hit on resolution could worsen your visibility. So in this case, I would still recommend sticking with the fidelity mode, especially since performance mode isn’t going to be a locked 120fps. If you don’t have a VRR-supported set, you’re likely going to have screen-tearing and noticeable dips in performance mode.

The higher performance mode can provide reduced input lag with VRR enabled, making the experience feel more responsive. The PS5 Pro will likely benefit more, as it should be able to achieve higher FPS than the base model.

But because the game runs at 60fps across the board, I’m going to recommend fidelity mode here.

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Battlefield 6 Best Graphical Settings for Xbox Series X|S Fidelity or Performance Mode?

If you haven’t already, refer to the “Base Graphics Settings (across all platforms)” section above, as that is the same recommendation I have across every platform. This section is specifically focused on the quality and performance mode options available on consoles.

Modes:

• Xbox Series S: Maximum resolution of 1080p and targets 60FPS
• Xbox Series X Fidelity Mode: Maximum resolution of 1440p and targets 60FPS
• Xbox Series X Performance Mode: Maximum resolution of 1280p and targets 80+FPS

Let’s start with Xbox Series S players. Those who own the console will be stuck with playing in a single default mode, as there is no performance or quality mode to choose from. The good news is that the mode is fairly compromised, in that you’re getting 1080p resolution running at 60FPS. It may not be native 4K, but the only console that is “achieving” that anyway is the PS5 Pro, with the other platforms capping out at 1440p (which is also a good resolution). So, Xbox Series S players, you don’t have a say in which mode you get to play on.

For Series X players, we also recommend keeping it on fidelity mode like the PS5 version. Unless you have a VRR-supported TV or monitor to take advantage of the smoother framerate, you may find the experience to be filled with screentearing and inconsistent frames.

Battlefield 6 Best PC Settings

Upon starting Battlefield 6, the game will automatically determine the best graphical settings for you based on your hardware. It does a solid job overall, but keep in mind that doesn’t mean your system can’t do more than what it’s set to automatically. But if you’re new to PC gaming, the automatic settings are a good baseline to start with.

Now, for a more detailed tuning of things, I am still testing various options, and across multiple builds to find the most “ideal” settings for each config, so this portion of the guide is still a work-in-progress, and will be updated as I test more configurations.

Going to start out by including the baseline graphical settings that all platforms should change:

• Brightness – Adjust this to your preferred level and according to your own setup, as everyone will be different.
• Sharpness – We kept this at default.
• Field of View – We recommend a field of view between 90 and 110 degrees. Anything more than that and your view begins to distort, and anything lower and you’re limiting your own view.
• Vehicle 3rd Person Field of View – Since it’s a third-person view and doesn’t have a gun in the middle of the screen, we recommend cranking this all the way up so you can see everything around you while in a vehicle.
• Weapon Field of View – Wide – This will make the weapon on screen smaller when not zoomed in, thus giving you more viewable space while playing.
• World Motion Blur –  0, the game runs at a rock-solid 60fps, and in my opinion, motion blur is not needed to hide performance issues. That, and you don’t want to limit your visibility by blurring it.
• Weapon Motion Blur – 0, and the same reason as World Motion Blur.
• Camera Shake Amount – Slide this all the way down. You want to make sure that the camera is as stable and nondistracting as possible.
• Chromatic Aberration – Off, unless you like color fringing where outlines of red, blue, and green appear around objects. This is honestly distracting and hurts visibility.
• Vignette – Off, you don’t need the edge of the screen to darken; that’s a loss in visibility, which you are not trying to have.
• Film Grain – Off. I will say that if you are playing single-player, then this option might not be that bad to have on, but in my opinion, having a grainy screen versus a clear, sharp image is not worth the trade-off.
• All the HUD Options – There are tons of them, which I honestly recommend keeping on. The one option I do suggest modifying, if it’s not set by default, is the Minimap size. Make sure this is at 100 so you can see the map better in-game.
•  Icons & Indicators – Most can be left on default, but I do recommend modifying any of the “Zoomed” options and lowering them from their default. The reason is that while objective icons are important, they typically aren’t when you aim down sights when you are trying to target an enemy. Smaller icons while aiming down sights mean better visibility when targeting someone, especially if they run past an objective marker.
  • Crosshair – Modify the color, opacity, and intensity to your liking. Recommend turning “Infantry Crosshair Projection” off as it will keep the crosshair static and always aligned with the center of the screen.
  • Hit Indicator – Recommend setting each type of hit to a different color and ones you’ll remember better. That way, you know what type of hit you got based on the color, rather than the text.
• Chat 
  • Chat Visibility – Unless you love seeing a big box covering part of the screen with random players typing random stuff, I recommend turning this ‘hide.”

Now for some new settings:

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PC Players Using a DualSense Controller

If you’re using a DualSense controller on PC, you’ve likely noticed that the adaptive triggers and haptics are active. The odd thing is, Battlefield 6 doesn’t have any options to turn these off. There’s no easy way to turn them off either, because you might want to use them during the campaign, but not so much in multiplayer, and the only options are to use external programs that spoof the controller into another one, like making your PC think you’re using an Xbox controller instead of a DualSense. Steam has some ways to deactivate rumble in its controller settings, as well as change the input type. That’s relaly all you can do for now until they patch in more settings to adjust these features.

Battlefield 6 Graphical Settings – RTX 4090 GPU, AMD 9800X3D CPU

Like I said, I’ll add more configurations as my testing goes on, though obviously I can’t do every kind of setup out there. I’ll try to get settings for PC setups that range from low, middle, and high. So, I am going to start with my settings that I am using, that is giving me a pretty smooth experience. FYI, I do not use framegen, but if you want the extra frames, go for it. My monitor only reads up to 144 fps, so I can’t really see a reason to go beyond that.

So here’s what I have for my graphical settings:

• Graphic Quality – Custom
• Texture Quality – Overkill
• Texture Filtering – Overkill
• Mesh Quality – Overkill
• Terrain – High
• Undergrowth Quality – High
• Effects Quality – High
• Volumetric Quality – Ultra
• Lighting Quality – High
• Local Light and Shadow Quality – Overkill
• Sun Shadow Quality – Overkill
• Shadow Filtering – PCSSReflection Quality – High
• Screen Space Reflection – High
• Post Process Quality – Ultra
• Screen Space AO & GI – SSGI High
• High Fidelity Objects Amount – Ultra

Display

• Fullscreen
• Fullscreen Resolution – You can target either 1440p or 4K, or whatever resolution your monitor supports. I found the game runs perfectly smoothly, even at 4K with this hardware.
• Refresh Rate – Choose base don your monitor, for me that was 144HZ
• Verticle Synce – On if you aren’t using frame generation, otherwise it gets turned off automatically if you are.

Advanced Settings

• Fixed Resolution – 100
• Frame Rate Limiter – On
• Frame Rate Limit – 120-144
• Nvidia Reflex Low Latency – Enabled
• Upscaling Technique – DLSS (use FSR on AMD)
• Upscaling Quality – Performance

So far, I’ve played for several hours, and everything has been running smoothly with these settings. The game seems very optimized overall. I have heard that even players who don’t meet the minimum specs can achieve impressive performance by adjusting the graphics to lower settings.

My system also consumes about 8GB of VRAM, out of its 24GB total.

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