Electronic Arts and Battlefield Studios have revealed that Battlefield 6 broke records for the franchise with seven million copies sold in the first three days of the launch.
EA said the destruction-heavy, all-out war experience has sold so well it has solidified Battlefield 6 as one of the biggest gaming and entertainment launches of the year. Battlefield 6 debuted on October 10 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (Steam, EA App, Epic Games Store)
Following a record-shattering Open Beta in August, Battlefield 6 now has the biggest opening ever in the storied Battlefield franchise. Battlefield 6 hit all-time highs for franchise sales during the first three days of launch, selling over seven million copies and counting.
Thanks to the series’ passionate community, the game had over 172 million matches played online and accumulated over 15 million hours watched on streaming services during the 3-day weekend as well as earning the most concurrent players for Battlefield ever.
“First and foremost we want to thank our players,” said Byron Beede, General Manager of Battlefield, in a statement. “Battlefield 6 was built with our fans. From the initial concept through to the implementation of Battlefield Labs and into the record-shattering Open Beta we have been obsessed with player feedback. Together, with our players we’ve had a singular goal: to craft the best Battlefield ever. And this is just the beginning – our first season of new content is just 12 days away.”
My own review is here. I am enjoying Battlefield 6 multiplayer, though it takes too long to level up. I felt the single-player campaign was relatively weak, even though it was EA’s biggest effort on that front in years.
“We never take moments like this for granted, so I want to express our sincere gratitude to our global Battlefield Studios and passionate community that has helped get us to this point,” said Vince Zampella, executive vice president at EA, in a statement. “We appreciate you joining us for Battlefield 6’s momentous launch. We have so much more to come in the weeks ahead.”
Battlefield 6 is great for generating cinematic moments of destruction and chaos on the battlefield, as you can see from social media feeds where players are posting crazy scenes of gameplay, like riding a drone and sniping from it or taking out a jet with a sniper rifle.
We’ll see how that momentum lasts as its primary competition, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, debuts on November 14.
Battlefield 6’s explosive launch is the first step to building a connected Battlefield universe for the franchise, with Season 1 releasing imminently on October 28. The first phase of thrilling seasonal content kicks off with Rogue Ops, which includes a new map called Blackwell Fields built for the chaos of all-out warfare and an intense new 4v4 mode. Seasonal content will be released on a consistent basis, with the next two phases of Season 1 content arriving later this year.