Battlefield 6 battle royale is called REDSEC and it's out tomorrow for free

Battlefield 6 has been a massive success for EA already, launching with record-breaking player counts and sales numbers. Now, the battle royale experience it has been teasing prior to launch looks like it"s ready for prime time too. The company has announced that this part of the experience will be launching tomorrow, October 28, and surprisingly, it will be fully free-to-play. The mode has now been given the name REDSEC, short for Redacted Sector.

Battlefield Studios is planning to launch the mode with a gameplay trailer tomorrow at 8am PT / 11am ET. This is the same launch window as the Season 1 kick-off of Battlefield 6, which is carrying a new map and new modes. It"s unclear if the mode will require the Battlefield base game, despite being free-to-play, or have its own method of playing.

While not much details about the mode are out yet from official sources, leakers and dataminers have been raving about the battle royale for months now. The October 28 launch has been a rumor that has been going around for some time too, and matches up with Battlefield Studios" new reveal.

The battle royale has been a part of community testing, so there is some information out there. The mode will reportedly feature 100 players in every round, split into 25 four-player squads. There will be multiple classes to choose from as well, changing the loadout and abilities of each player, though these cannot be changed once a game starts. As expect from the genre, the final squad remaining will be the victor. It"s unclear if solo and duo playlists will be available too.

Moreover, sticking to Battlefield"s strengths, the map is said to be a massive destructible environment. Transport and armored vehicles will also be available for players to use. The ring that shrinks the map will be the genre"s deadliest one ever too, killing players almost instantly when caught in it.

"We see a great opportunity to infuse the core Battlefield pillars of class-based squadplay, tactical destruction, and vehicle combat into the Battle Royale genre to create a high-stakes and adrenaline pumping gameplay experience," said the development team last month "This is Battlefield’s twist on the classic formula, so you can expect to find all of the core principles of Battlefield taking place within this mode."

Battlefield 6 is available on PC (Steam, the EA App, and the Epic Games Store), Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5. The battle royale mode should be live across the same platforms when it is out tomorrow.