Battlefield 6 is the fastest-selling entry within the storied FPS sequence, with writer EA confirming that the hotly anticipated warfare shooter has bought over 7 million copies since its October 10 launch.
In a information launch, EA confirms that Battlefield 6 has seen “the most important launch in franchise historical past.” The sport “hit all-time highs for franchise gross sales through the first three days of launch, promoting over 7 million copies and counting.”
Over the three-day weekend (three days for gamers in some areas, anyway), Battlefield 6 had “over 172 million matches performed on-line and accrued over 15 million hours watched on streaming companies,” EA says. As we talked about in our Battlefield 6 overview, we’re certainly again.
Moreover, Battlefield 6 managed “probably the most concurrent gamers for Battlefield ever,” EA says. This appeared like a shoo-in based mostly on the Steam figures alone; on launch day, we noticed the sport’s concurrent gamers climb previous 700,000 on-line in below an hour, dethroning Apex Legends as EA’s greatest Steam launch. Its all-time peak, based on SteamDB, is 747,440. On the time of writing, 347,009 persons are clicking heads and demanding revives, with a 24-hour peak of 445,208 gamers.
Battlefield common supervisor Byron Beede says, “That is only the start – our first season of recent content material is simply 12 days away.”
Vince Zampella, who was out on the frontlines apologizing for the EA app error that disrupted Battlefield 6’s launch for some gamers, says, “We by no means take moments like this as a right, so I need to specific our honest gratitude to our international Battlefield Studios and passionate neighborhood that has helped get us up to now.
“We respect you becoming a member of us for Battlefield 6’s momentous launch. Now we have a lot extra to come back within the weeks forward,” Zampella concludes.
Famous reside service lover EA is much more emphatic concerning the recreation’s roadmap. “Battlefield 6’s explosive launch is step one to constructing a linked Battlefield universe for the franchise, with Season 1 releasing imminently on October 28,” the writer says. (As a reminder, EA reportedly anticipated Battlefield 6 to get 100 million gamers, although that benchmark is unofficial.)
This rollout will begin with Rogue Ops, packing a brand new map, Blackwell Fields, and “an intense new 4v4 mode,” EA says. The following two “phases” of Season 1 content material will arrive “later this 12 months.”
