While Battlefield 6 had a colossal launch in October that ultimately resulted in the action-packed FPS becoming the best-selling game of 2025, it's since seen a steep decline in player count in these first few weeks of the new year. It contrasts sharply with ARC Raiders, Embark Studios' popular extraction shooter that's largely retained its full player base from launch even after several months.
I wrote about some of the reasons I believe Battlefield 6 has lost a huge portion of its players yesterday, highlighting widespread fan complaints about maps being too small (and the resulting effect of making gameplay feel too crowded), an insufficient amount of content delivered post-launch thus far, the game's grindy and unrewarding progression system, and its myriad of technical issues.
Concerns about these problems represent some of the loudest and clearest feedback that the community has given developer Battlefield Studios since Battlefield 6's release. And after continuing to "review community feedback," the studio has now chosen to delay the launch of Battlefield 6 Season 2 — teased with a clip of a gas masked soldier in a cloud of what appears to be toxic gas — until February 17 for "extra time to further polish and refine Season 2."
"That launch included a commitment to providing monthly content-rich updates for our players. After delivering a packed Season 1 in 2025, including the surprise launch of REDSEC, a battle on the homefront with California Resistance, the year-ending festive Winter Offensive event, as well as deploying several patches, we head into the new year excited about what's next," wrote the developer in a new blog post, referring to Battlefield 6's release.
"During our ongoing development, we've continued to review community feedback and, in order to keep our promise, determined that our best path forward is to extend Season 1 and give ourselves extra time to further polish and refine Season 2," it continued.
It's officially confirmed.#Battlefield6 Season 2 begins February 17th. pic.twitter.com/Hpnhyk70SOJanuary 13, 2026
To give players something to earn while they wait for Season 2, the devs are adding a "Frostfire" Bonus Path to the Season 1 Battle Pass on January 27. It will include a weapon package, soldier skin, XP boosts, and some other cosmetics, and you'll be able to progress it concurrently with the main Battle Pass by completing Weekly Challenges.
The extension to Season 1 will also feature new daily login rewards and several double XP weekends, making the weeks leading up to Season 2's launch a great time to play Battlefield 6 if you're looking to level up some weapons or vehicles and finish grinding your way through the first season's Battle Pass unlocks.
While it is unfortunate that we'll have to wait almost an entire extra month before Battlefield 6 Season 2 is released, I do believe that Electronic Arts (EA) and Battlefield Studios is making the right call by delaying its arrival.
Season 1 was criticized for offering too little, and much of the content it did deliver was received poorly. Thus, it's important that the developer sticks the landing with Season 2 and its roadmap, especially with how Battlefield 6's player count has plummeted recently. If a delay will help it do so, I'd rather the studio delay the season instead of rush it out the door.
It's also worth noting that many of Season 1's updates worsened the netcode and overall technical state of Battlefield 6, causing an uptick in reports of lag, poor hit registration, and other issues. By taking more time to polish Season 2, Battlefield Studios will hopefully be able to address problems like this currently in the game, and prevent more from cropping up.
Battlefield 6 is available now across Xbox, Windows PC, and PS5 for $69.99, though notably, the Xbox version is selling for just $39.97 at Amazon right now.
Do you think Battlefield Studios is making the right call by delaying Battlefield 6 Season 2, or do you think it should have released the new season on time next week? Let me know in the comments.
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