A new leak from the ongoing Battlefield Labs playtest has revealed that the landing roll first introduced in Battlefield 5 will most likely be returning for the next game. As of now, however, the animation being used for the playtest looks rougher and clunkier than BF5’s roll, and players were quick to criticize it.
A video showing the landing roll from the Battlefield Labs playtest was posted to the BattlehubYT X account, via Insider Gaming, and while that version of the video was taken down by a copyright claim, the video has since been re-uploaded by other accounts.
The video shows a roll similar to Battlefield 5’s landing roll, which could be used to reduce fall damage when dropping from a height–however the playtest version is slower, clunkier, and overall more disorienting. With the first-person perspective shown in the video, the current animation feels likely to cause motion sickness in players if used too often.
It’s unlikely that this is the finished form of this feature, of course, as the version of the game currently being tested in Battlefield Labs is still an early alpha–with the game still not fully revealed or even officially titled. Despite requiring NDAs to be a part of the limited playtest, a number of leaks have still come out of the program, and DICE staff have asked fans to consider that the game is still in a very early state compared to what is usually revealed publicly.
EA plans to fully reveal Battlefield 6 this summer, and the game is planned to launch by March 2026. EA CEO Andrew Wilson has said that the game’s planned release window won’t conflict with GTA 6, even after the latter was moved to an early 2026 release.
