Since last week, some lucky Battlefield 1 fans have been able to try out the game on PC before everyone else thanks to the closed alpha. Nothing has been said about a possible closed alpha for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but it looks like console users are now also able to get a taste of the upcoming game by DICE.
According to online reports, invites for the Battlefield 1 Closed Alpha on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have started going out a few hours ago, alongside additional invites for the PC Closed Alpha. If you have an EA account tied to a gamertag or Origin, you would do well to check out your emails, you might have received a very nice surprise.
On a related note, a new screenshot showcasing what seems like the Alps Rush map has surfaced online a few hours ago. The screenshot has been taken by reddit user Ersatz_77, who found it by checking out the Closed Alpha's files.
For the people wondering if it is fake, it is not. I downloaded the alpha files that were leaked and ran a few programs I had to convert texture files over.
If you want to find this file for yourself, check res/ui/temp/deployprototype/deployprototypetextureswin32 574c863ed6c0be93 0b000000000000000000000000000000.TEXTURE and convert to .dds, then to a common image format.
I also want to add that this was found in ui/temp which means this was a temporary file or concepts in it were temporary like commander mode or the classes.
User retroly also shared some additional details on the discovery.
Character class at the bottom has:
Mid-range anti-infantry
LMG
Resupply
Surpression
MortarIs that a list of gadgets and abilities?
Looks like the character is holding a Lewis gun but may not be indicative of the players actual character.Green symbols on the Map are:
Sniper (crosshair)
Medic(cross)
????(3 men) - Is this a spawn point placed down by a player, or something else?
Can see A and B cap points but not C.
As the image and the details of the Alps Rush map have been discovered through the Closed Alpha, there's a very good chance that things will be different in the final release, so take them for what they are.
Battlefield 1 launches this October on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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