Invites Are Being Sent out to Those Who Played Battlefield
Announced on the Battlefield website the other day, the closed alpha for Battlefield V is beginning today for those lucky enough to receive an invite to test the new World War II shooter. Those who played Battlefield should check their inboxes, just in case they’re one of the lucky few.
According to the same website, this Alpha will only be available for PC players. Players chosen for the alpha will get their code through their invitation, which must be redeemed through Origin in order to download the Alpha client.
Currently, the invites for the Battlefield V Alpha will only be available for Canada, the United States, Mexico, and most of Europe.
What Is Available in the Alpha?
Those invited to the closed alpha will be able to try out Battlefield V’s sixty-four player Conquest Mode, or Fall of Norway, one of the new Grand Operations.
Conquest Mode is the regular Battlefield multiplayer match, with two teams and multiple points to capture on one map. Grand Operations is Battlefield V’s new narrative-driven multiplayer matches, which will be segmented into different stages, or in-game ‘days’.
Fall of Norway will be set on the Arctic Fjord map, and will let players experience two of the in-game days; these being: Airborne and Breakthrough. Battlefield’s website gives a brief description of what players should expect to experience when playing this game mode.
“Playing Airborne, you’ll either paradrop down to the battlefield to deal with enemy artillery, or fight to counter this attack if you’re on the other team. In the frantic fights of Breakthrough, you must capture sectors as an attacker or keep the opposition at bay through on-the-fly planning.”
There will be in-game daily challenges which give the player a list of tasks to accomplish on the battlefield. Completing these will earn the player a special Battlefield V Dog Tag to add to their profile, should they buy the full game on release.
Players are also free to share footage of their Alpha sessions, as there is no non-disclosure agreement in place.
What Are the Specs?
For the minimum requirements to play Battlefield V, you’ll need:
- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
- Processor (AMD): AMD FX-8350
- Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1050 / GTX 660 2GB
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB
- DirectX version: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent
- Internet: 512 KBPS or faster, stable Internet connection
- Free hard-drive space: 50GB
For the recommended specs to play Battlefield V, you’ll need:
- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
- Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent
- Memory: 16GB RAM 12GB RAM
- Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB
- Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB
- DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent
- Internet: 512 KBPS or faster, stable Internet connection
- Free hard drive space: 50GB
It should be noted that these requirements and recommendations are for the closed alpha, and could be changed when Battlefield V is released.
When Will It Go Live?
The Alpha will be going live today, and should be ready for pre-loading when you’re reading this article. The Alpha will only be available for a limited time, however, so be sure to make some time for it this weekend!
Did you get into the Alpha? Let us know!