
Players can also buy the game's Ultimate or Gold editions, which provide early access to Battlefield 2042and dual entitlement across generations.Īs of right now, EA hasn't mentioned any form of an upgrade path for Battlefield 2042 after purchasing the game. Due to the game being scaled back on older consoles, there's no crossplay between generations, but those who own both versions of Battlefield 2042 won't have an issue with this. This feature will also allow players who buy the game on new consoles to play with players on older ones, albeit they have to install two versions of the game to do so. Although the game is $10 cheaper on previous generation consoles, those who plan to play the game on one of these new consoles will likely find more value in just purchasing the standard edition of the game for the latter. The cross-gen bundle is just the standard version of the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, which costs $69.99.

Thankfully, Battlefield 2042 supports cross-progression, so players can transfer progress across platforms when they upgrade. With that said, players who still want to play Battlefield 2042 on older consoles - but also plan to pick up the game when they get a current generation console (of the same console family) - can purchase a cross-gen bundle.

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On previous generation consoles, multiplayer maps will be scaled back a bit and player counts will be reduced from 128 players to 64 players. The beta will be the first raw glimpse at Battlefield 204 on both older and current generation consoles, which will also highlight some of their disparities.

The beta will include one map and give a taste of what's to come for the upcoming shooter. The beta will have an early access period for those who pre-order, but will open up to everyone on October 8. This announcement comes just prior to the Battlefield 2042 open beta, which begins on October 6 and runs until October 9.
