{"id":2044374,"date":"2026-07-15T08:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044374"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:33:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T05:33:39","slug":"battlefield-6-is-bringing-back-a-feature-weve-not-seen-since-battlefield-2-and-teasing-a-fitting-top-gun-collab-alongside-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2044374","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 6 is bringing back a feature we&#8217;ve not seen since Battlefield 2, and teasing a fitting Top Gun collab alongside it"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Battlefield 6 is bringing back a feature we&#8217;ve not seen since Battlefield 2, and teasing a fitting Top Gun collab alongside it<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Tomcat tale.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/battlefield-6-season-4-cover-1.jpeg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"battlefield-6-season-4-cover-1.jpeg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Battlefield Studios, EA.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-15T08:33:39+00:00\">July 15, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/battlefield-6-season-4-reveal-trailer-new-jets-top-gun-tease?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"54c98419-9d0e-4abd-afb4-edfa1b56c031\" data-name=\"Battlefield 2\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Battlefield 2\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Battlefield 2\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Battlefield 2\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Battlefield 2\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Battlefield 2\" title=\"Follow Battlefield 2\"><br \/>\n  Follow Battlefield 2<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Battlefield Studios has released our first look at Season 4 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-2025\">Battlefield 6<\/a>. This new trailer arrives a week ahead of Season 4&#8217;s launch on 21st July, and shows plenty to be excited about.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve known for weeks that Season 4 is introducing naval warfare to the game, though now we&#8217;ve had a glimpse of what this looks like. There are two new water vehicles coming: the RCB-90 Patrol Boat &#8211; essentially the equivalent of a tank &#8211; and the 7.7m NSW RHIB light transport boat.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the footage takes place in the Tsuru Reef map, which arrives with Season 4, and will be the largest map in the game. Tsuru Reef will then be followed by Wake Island in the season&#8217;s second phase.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Battlefield 6 Season 4 Naval Official Gameplay Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uc3cxBPwaLU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Uc3cxBPwaLU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Battlefield 6 Season 4 Naval Official Gameplay Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uc3cxBPwaLU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Season 4 will expand the available arsenal with four new weapons, including the Interdictor sniper rifle, but perhaps the biggest reveal in the trailer is the return of two-seater jets. The last game to feature two-seat, fixed-wing jets was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-2\">Battlefield 2<\/a>, and we&#8217;ve &#8211; somewhat surprisingly &#8211; not seen the feature since.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The two jets shown are the F\/A-18 Super Hornet, and the F-14 Tomcat. In one of the best shots in the trailer, we see the Tomcat fold its wings as its afterburner kicks in and the aircraft speeds up. The addition of two-seater jets could shake up the vehicle meta considerably, as an accompanying gunner would allow jets to do more than just hunt other air vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Fitting then, that Battlefield 6 is also teasing a Top Gun cross-over. We&#8217;re not sure what that could entail just yet, beyond the obvious addition of the Tomcat, which is strongly associated with the films. Hopefully there will be more there aside from the usual assortment of skins typical of these collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>Battlefield Studios will share more details, and a roadmap for Season 4, at some point this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Battlefield Studios has released our first look at Season 4 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-2025\">Battlefield 6<\/a>. This new trailer arrives a week ahead of Season 4&#8217;s launch on 21st July, and shows plenty to be excited about.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve known for weeks that Season 4 is introducing naval warfare to the game, though now we&#8217;ve had a glimpse of what this looks like. There are two new water vehicles coming: the RCB-90 Patrol Boat &#8211; essentially the equivalent of a tank &#8211; and the 7.7m NSW RHIB light transport boat.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the footage takes place in the Tsuru Reef map, which arrives with Season 4, and will be the largest map in the game. Tsuru Reef will then be followed by Wake Island in the season&#8217;s second phase.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Battlefield 6 Season 4 Naval Official Gameplay Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uc3cxBPwaLU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Uc3cxBPwaLU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Battlefield 6 Season 4 Naval Official Gameplay Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uc3cxBPwaLU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Season 4 will expand the available arsenal with four new weapons, including the Interdictor sniper rifle, but perhaps the biggest reveal in the trailer is the return of two-seater jets. The last game to feature two-seat, fixed-wing jets was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/battlefield-2\">Battlefield 2<\/a>, and we&#8217;ve &#8211; somewhat surprisingly &#8211; not seen the feature since.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The two jets shown are the F\/A-18 Super Hornet, and the F-14 Tomcat. In one of the best shots in the trailer, we see the Tomcat fold its wings as its afterburner kicks in and the aircraft speeds up. The addition of two-seater jets could shake up the vehicle meta considerably, as an accompanying gunner would allow jets to do more than just hunt other air vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Fitting then, that Battlefield 6 is also teasing a Top Gun cross-over. We&#8217;re not sure what that could entail just yet, beyond the obvious addition of the Tomcat, which is strongly associated with the films. Hopefully there will be more there aside from the usual assortment of skins typical of these collaborations.<\/p>\n<p>Battlefield Studios will share more details, and a roadmap for Season 4, at some point this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Battlefield 6 is bringing back a feature we&#8217;ve not seen since Battlefield 2, and teasing a fitting Top Gun collab alongside it Tomcat tale. Image credit: Battlefield Studios, EA. 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