Battlefield 6 might have launched late last year, but that doesn’t mean that the developers at Battlefield Studios have stopped working, putting a slew of live-service updates with even more on the way.
In a new interview with TechRadar Gaming, the game’s audio team has revealed some of the work they do behind the scenes.
“The work never stops,” said technical sound designer Goncalo Tavares.
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“There is, of course, the feeling that the game has launched, with all the hype and all that, but the work kind of just continues,” added senior audio director David Jegutidse. “It’s not like it doesn’t stop. Of course, we took some vacation and so on, but it just continues.”
“We don’t just add new things as well,” he said. “We constantly polish what we think needs polishing. […] It’s almost as if we haven’t shipped yet. In some cases, I kind of like that actually, about live service. Once the game is in the hands of players, the soundscape changes. It’s not a different game, but it is. Players play very differently to devs.”
“In the olden days, when we started in the industry, it was like you had the sprint to finish,” began senior audio director Mari Saastamoinen Minto, “and then it was that.”
In contrast, she explained that “nowadays, I more envision it like a marathon.”
Last year, the team’s massive undertaking was recognized with Battlefield 6 taking home the award for best audio design at The Game Awards 2025.
“It was a huge team effort, and the team worked so hard, and we had a lot of new team members as well. It was great,” recalled Saastamoinen Minto. “For some people, it was their first game, and there was a lot of excitement.”
“I was up at 3am watching the awards,” remembered Tavares. “I had no hopes. I was just enjoying the show, and when it got revealed, I was like, ‘What?’ My wife was asleep, and I was like whispering to her.”
If you’re interested in hearing the award-winning sounds the team produced for yourself, Battlefield 6 is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC.
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