Going into the launch of Battlefield 6, pretty much everyone knew that the game was going to be a gigantic hit. The large-scale shooter’s potential for success was apparent as soon as the overwhelmingly positive response to its multiplayer reveal was, and when its Open Beta in August rocketed past 500K players on Steam (and a Call of Duty record), it was clear it was poised to become one of 2025’s biggest new games.
Thus, when launch day came on October 10 last week, I wasn’t exactly surprised to see
