Overview

• Battlefield 6’s public beta peaked at 517,102 concurrent Steam players on August 9, nearly five times the launch high of 107,376 for Battlefield 2042.
• Public access began August 9 after an early-access weekend, driving Steam counts from 338,100 within 24 hours to a historic franchise record by day three.
• DICE has expanded server capacity and fortified its Javelin anti-cheat architecture in response to unprecedented load and emerging exploit attempts.
• Players have encountered intermittent invisible weapon bugs and texture flicker, prompting immediate balance tweaks and technical hotfixes during the weekend test.
• The open beta runs through August 11 and returns August 14–17, giving gamers additional chances to experience new maps, modes and earn in-game rewards.