EA and Battlefield Studios have announced the Battlefield 6 Season 2 release date has been delayed as it works to address community feedback with an extended Season 1.
The team behind last year’s new Battlefield game announced a delay for the long-awaited new season with an enigmatic Season 2 trailer and blog post. The trailer itself is only seven seconds long, showing a gas mask emerge from green smoke before promising a Battlefield 6 and REDSEC Season 2 release date of February 17.
Escalating the fight with new threats on the battlefield.
Season 2 begins February 17. pic.twitter.com/fGMegJJuTj
— Battlefield (@Battlefield) January 13, 2026
“This revised launch has been implemented to allow extra time to further develop and refine Season 2 as a result of community feedback,” a message from the developers says.
It’s a nearly one-month late start for the next wave of content for the troubled shooter, which had previously been scheduled to deliver new maps, modes, updates, and more January 20. With Battlefield 6 Season 2 now set to launch mid-February, players have been told to expect a Season 1 extension update to arrive January 20 in its place. EA and BF Studios say the decision was made to “further polish and refine Season 2” in order to “keep our promise” of providing worthwhile content updates for all.
“We are also reinforcing Battlefield Labs as the public preview for future game updates in the late stages of development,” the message says. “Both the Season 1 extension and the use of Battlefield Labs will set the foundation for new and exciting content throughout our live seasons, including what will come in Season 2.”
More details on Battlefield 6 Season 2 will arrive in February, with a “greater 2026 roadmap” for both it and REDSEC set to follow “in the near future.” In the meantime, the Battlefield 6 Season 1 extension is still said to give players some of the balance tweaks and new content they’ve been begging for in recent weeks. BF Studios tells players to expect detailed patch notes prior to the extension’s release date next week, teasing the update will include a showcase of Portal community experiences, severeal double XP periods, and free daily login rewards to help with the wait.
Perhaps the most substantial addition coming with the Battlefield 6 Season 1 extension is the Frostfitre Bonus Path, which is launching January 27. Free rewards include a Hardware XP boost, a vehicle skin, and other customization items, with battle pass owners also able to earn a new weapon package, a career XP boost, and more. Progress on the Frostfire Bonus Path is made conurrently with with the Season 1 battle pass and is said to require 110 Bonus Path points to fully complete. Frostfire Bonus Path points will also be earned via weekly challenges, not Bonus Challenges like what was seen in previous Bonus Paths.
A Valentine’s Day event is also set to arrive in Battlefield 6 during the extended Season 1. Details about what it includes outside of the promise of double XP weekends and daily login rewards are under wraps for now, with EA only telling players to keep an eye on its social media pages for any and all updates.
“Moving forward together, we look forward to continuing our conversations with you, the Battlefield community, both in-game and across our official channels,” the message signs off. “Again, thank you for being a part of our community and joining us for the future of this franchise, starting with our next update on January 20, 2026.”
We checked in on Battlefield 6 earlier this month and found that a lack of content updates, communication from BF Studios, and a disappointing end with Season 1: Winter Offensive seemed to have caused its recent drop off in player interest. Contributing to an increase in negative user reviews was controversy involving EA’s alleged use of generative AI material. Now, it seems players are simply waiting with bated breath to see if Battlefield 6 will be able to regain the momentum it had following its October 10 launch for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S.
Despite its late 2025 troubles, Battlefield 6 came out swinging at launch. In late December, that success had some analysts believing the latest installment in the EA shooter series could emerge above Call of Duty as the best-selling game of the year.
Battlefield fans waiting for Season 2 and the Season 1 extension are currently still in the throes of the Winter Offensive update, which launched December 9. It came with snowy versions of some familiar locations after both the Rogue Ops and California Resistance updates for Season 1 each included one brand-new map to explore.
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