A few days ago, EA and DICE gave us a look into the quality-of-life updates coming with the new season, but now we are getting the details for Battlefield 2042’s Season 5! The next season is called New Dawn and it all begins on June 7th. This season brings an array of new content to the game, including a brand new map, weapons, gadgets, and quality-of-life improvements, in addition to 100 new tiers of Battle Pass content.
In Season 5, the fight moves to a war-and-nature-stricken abandoned industrial facility in Czechia with the new Battlefield 4-inspired map, Reclaimed - and with the battle taking place over a secret train route, players will need to work with their squad more closely than ever before to survive. The derailed train Crash Site allows for vehicle combat, while the Landing Zone forest area enables close-quarters combat and new sightlines opening up when trees are destroyed. In addition, the Abandoned Turbine and Military Warehouse both offer a range of gunplay experiences, from verticality and cover to a narrow space layout.
Multiple weapons and Battlefield 4 fan favorites are also on the Season 5 roster - all with a new look and sound. The high-precision XCE Bar bolt action rifle’s expanded attachment capability will let players swap through attachment options to engage enemies at various distances, while the old Battlefield 4 favorite GWE-46 offers high stability with short bursts dire in medium-range engagements. Players can also use the powerful BFP.50 hand cannon to deal heavy damage at close range or the combined gun and missile anti-aircraft emplacement, Phalanx CIWS, now playable on the Reclaimed map in All Out Warfare modes, Beyond these weapons, the Spring Grenade, Anti-tank Grenade, and Mini Grenade all provide a range of detonations in combat - from small grenades that bounce in air to grenade bundles that detonate on impact to micro grenades that can be thrown faster and further than regular grenades.
Coming later in Season 5 is the seventh and final reworked launch map, Hourglass, featuring a new route under the highway. The map will now reduce the distance between objectives to allow for improved cover, sightlines, and combat. You can look into more details about Season 5 on their official blog.
Battlefield 2042 is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. It is also available via Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and EA Play.
