EA and DICE’s first-person shooter, Battlefield 2042, may be set to receive a major content update sometime in the near future.
Battlefield dataminer temporyal took to Twitter/X to mention that Battlefield 2042 may be getting a surprisingly big content update soon. This will likely mark the end of the game’s support. The dataminer revealed that an official World War 2-focused playlist is in the works, based on the text description that they uncovered, which reads, “Return to 1942 on Iwo Jima in this limited time Breakthrough mode with World War 2 weapons and soldiers.”
Battlefield 2042 Alleged Content Update Details
Details on the aforementioned content update for Battlefield 2042 shared by the dataminer can be seen below.
New Maps
- Iwo Jima
New Weapons
- The Prototype (“Riverdweller”)
- KFS2000 (FN F2000)
- GM6 Lynx
New Vault Vehicles
- A-10 Warthog
- SU-25TM Frogfoot
Additional Content
- Pax Armata-themed cosmetics
The alleged content update for Battlefield 2042 is expected to arrive sometime before the launch of Battlefield 6 on October 10, 2025, suggesting that it may be rolled out later this month or sometime in the beginning of September.
The May, 2025, update for Battlefield 2042 introduced a range of quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and the return of a popular time-limited event, Battle of Nordvik. It also implemented a significant change to the game’s security architecture by requiring Secure Boot for supported PC hardware, adding a new step in EA’s effort to maintain a fair and competitive environment. With a mixture of gameplay, technical, and progression adjustments, the patch aimed to refine the experience across multiple modes and maps, while reinforcing EA’s ongoing Positive Play initiative. Additionally, the game received new lore through the updated Codex and adjustments to specialist abilities based on community feedback.
Battlefield 2042 was released on November 19, 2021, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Breaking from tradition, it is entirely multiplayer-focused, with no single-player campaign. It is also the first entry to support crossplay.
