In case you’re the sort who does not care about Battlefield, October tenth is simply one other day. Nevertheless, it is turn into fairly laborious to seek out somebody who is not entranced by EA’s newest launch.
Battlefield 6 smashed by way of the highest of the Steam charts yesterday, and contemplating how the EA servers crumbled beneath the load, it is secure to say the console launch was additionally an enormous hit.
It is commonplace for video games to hit an insane peak upon launch, however really sustaining that’s reserved for legendary territory. Because the mud settled after day one, it appears to be like like Battlefield 6 is on target to be an all-time success.
The Battlefield 6 Impact
In response to Steam knowledge (through SteamDB), Battlefield 6 hit its peak inside an hour of the sport’s official launch yesterday. The shooter clocked an insane 747,440 concurrent gamers, which (as noticed by Okami13_) makes it the most well-liked full-priced shooter ever. If we embrace free video games, solely PUBG and Counter-Strike 2 sit forward of it.
That stated, as a lot because the launch day stats are spectacular, loads of the individuals who had been logged into the sport final afternoon had been hit with this partaking factor, as skilled by yours really:
I do not doubt that queues are a mandatory evil—I might a lot quite have a easy enjoying expertise as soon as the ordeal is over quite than get in fast and be hit by the Gods of Lag. What wasn’t as enjoyable had been the common errors with ‘whoops, scan this QR code’ that may ship you again to the top of the queue.
Nevertheless annoying it was, the true achievement by Battlefield 6 got here in the present day. As of the time of writing, the sport at the moment has 625,892 gamers, and a 24-hour peak of 695,849. Not like yesterday, nearly all of those individuals are busy slugging it out within the digital battlefields (and doubtless ignoring teammates in want of a revive; you already know who you’re).
Throughout a gathering with traders earlier this 12 months, EA executives set a lofty aim of 100 million items bought for Battlefield 6. We do not know precisely the place the counter is at, though SteamDB does have the sport on the very prime of the gross sales charts proper now.
With the latest change in possession, EA not has to reply to a fragmented choir of traders, however that additionally means we now have no actual perception into the corporate’s targets for Battlefield 6. For now, what will be stated with certainty is that a complete lot of individuals are enjoying it, and most appear to be having fun with it based mostly on its Very Optimistic (83%) Steam score.
Customers who bought it through the EA App have been much less lucky, with many unable to launch the sport in any respect. In response to director Vince Zampella, following some yelling, the scenario has been solved in the present day.
Battlefield 6 is out for PC, Xbox Collection X|S, and PlayStation 5.
- Launched
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October 10, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sturdy Language, In-App Purchases, Customers Work together
- Developer(s)
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Battlefield Studios
