An update on EA News by Peter Moore offers a specific October 1st start date for the Battlefield 4 open beta, saying: "The highly-anticipated Battlefield 4 action starts with the Battlefield 4 Open Beta on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 1, then the game lights up on October 29." The beta was already confirmed to begin at some point next month, and at that time it was announced preorder customers would get a three day head start, so it's not clear at this point if this means the general public will get access on the first or three days after that. That August announcement also said "the beta will feature the Siege of Shanghai map in the classic Battlefield Conquest mode." On a related note, there's a new Road to Battlefield 4 feature on the Battlefield Blog offering "The Ultimate Guide to the BF4 Vehicles."