Overview

• Electronic Arts released Battlefield 6 worldwide on October 10 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with staggered regional unlocks.
• SteamDB recorded launch-day concurrent peaks reported up to about 747,000 players, placing the game near the platform’s top live titles.
• EA/DICE activated a login queue to manage demand, with servers reaching capacity at peak times and wait lines generally clearing at a steady pace.
• A day-one update delivered 200-plus fixes, yet players report launch issues including “Game Not Released,” “content not installed,” disconnect errors and queue drops that the developers are investigating with workarounds.
• The game is the top seller on Steam and an analyst estimates roughly 1.8 million Steam pre-sales (over $100 million), while early reviews average around 84/100 on Metacritic, praising multiplayer and critiquing the campaign.