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Battlefield 6 Open Beta Launches to Record Demand and Server Queues

High server queues have led Battlefield Studios to boost capacity during EA’s three-phase community test ahead of the game’s October release.

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Battlefield 6 beta queues, errors, issues: Soldiers running away from a collapsing building.
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Overview

  • The beta is running in three phases: Early Access from Aug. 7–8 and open weekends from Aug. 9–11 and Aug. 14–17 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC
  • Early Access entry required a Battlefield Labs sign-up, EA Play Pro subscription or Twitch Drop code, while subsequent weekends are open to everyone without pre-order or code
  • Players can sample core multiplayer content, with maps like Iberian Offensive and Liberation Peak in Weekend 1 and Empire State plus Rush and Squad Deathmatch added in Weekend 2
  • Launch day numbers topped 314,000 concurrent Steam players and 856,000 peak Twitch viewers, far surpassing Battlefield 2042’s records
  • Battlefield Studios has activated server queues and is expanding infrastructure to stabilize matchmaking under unprecedented load