How To Get Battlefield 2042 Early Access

How to get early on access for Battlefield 2042

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Battlefield 2042 early access is arriving soon, and so if you lot're looking to play the latest entry in the Battleground serial, nosotros've got all the information you demand to play information technology equally presently every bit it'southward available. Battlefield 2042 officially launches on November 19, but in archetype pre-order bonus way, y'all'll exist able to get a week of early on access for it past getting the right edition of the game. Xbox Games Pass and EA Play subscribers also benefit from pre-social club cost discounts and a trivial costless trial of the game too. Here'southward what you need to know about getting early on access to Battlefield 2042.

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When Battlefield 2042 early access is available and how play

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Battlefield 2042 officially launches globally on November 19 at 8am UTC according to EA Origin. Notwithstanding, if you lot've preordered the right edition of the game, you lot can get early on access to Battlefield 2042 from November 12 at 8am UTC - that's midnight PST / 5am EST / 8am GMT / 9am CEST.

To go Battlefield 2042 early access, you demand to take preordered either the Gold or Ultimate Editions of the game, which will fix you back £89.99/$99.99 and £109.99/$119.99 respectively on consoles. PC editions of Battlefield 2042 on Steam and EA Origin are £10/$10 cheaper across the lath, even so. Preordering either of these editions will become you:

Pre-society package which includes the Battle Hardened Legendary Skin for Irish gaelic, the Baku ACB-90 melee takedown pocketknife, Mr. Chompy Epic Weapon Charm, Landfall Thespian Card Background, and the Old Baby-sit Tag
Year 1 Pass, which will include four new Specialists and 4 Battle Passes (each season volition have a new Specialist and Battle Pass), three Epic Pare Bundles (Blistered Earth, Tempest, and Cold Blood)
Cantankerous-Gen Bundle for consoles simply, which includes a version of the game for current and last-gen consoles.

The bonus goodies that are exclusive to the Battlefield 2042 Ultimate Edition are:

Midnight Ultimate Bundle, which includes the Shadow Stalker Legendary Outfit, Obsidian Legendary Weapon Peel, and Onyx Legendary Vehicle Skin
Official Digital Artbook
Digital Soundtrack

Console players need to be enlightened that y'all can buy the last-gen editions (Xbox Ane and PS4) of Battleground 2042 for £59.99/$59.99, merely the current-gen editions (Xbox Serial Ten|Southward and PS5) can but be bought equally part of a cross-generation package which costs £69.99/$69.99. This cantankerous-gen packet is also included in the Golden and Ultimate editions of Battlefield 2042, then if you're planning on buying the game for your PS5 or Xbox Series Ten, you lot'll as well take a PS4 or Xbox One version, for some reason.

Is Battlefield 2042 on Xbox Game Pass or EA Play?

Battlefield 2042 will non be available on Xbox Game Pass or EA Play, but yous still receive some benefits from being a subscriber to either service – remember, if you are an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, you are technically an EA Play subscriber too since it is included in Game Pass. The first major benefit is that you get a x% disbelieve on all pre-orders of Battlefield 2042. Withal, the full game and the early access period will be available to play for an unlimited time for EA Play Pro subscribers – which is not included with Xbox Game Laissez passer.

Secondly, EA recently confirmed that subscribers for either service will also go a 10-hour gratuitous trial of Battlefield 2042, which is available from Nov 12 at the same time as the early access period. Once your free trial is over, you'll demand to pay for the full game to go along playing. Obviously, you'll need either the Gold or Ultimate Edition if you lot want to continue playing in the early access flow, simply if you feel the ten-hour trial has satisfied your Battlefield 2042 needs until the official launch on November 19, you lot could e'er get the base version of the game and wait.

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and author with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. Afterwards earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 honour for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets effectually the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.