Going into the launch of data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/battlefield-6″ target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/battlefield-6″>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 data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/battlefield-6-just-confirmed-its-release-date-open-beta-dates-and-early-access-at-the-multiplayer-reveal” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/battlefield-6-just-confirmed-its-release-date-open-beta-dates-and-early-access-at-the-multiplayer-reveal”>multiplayer reveal was, and when its Open Beta in August data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/battlefield-6-is-everywhere-330k-on-steam-and-800k-watching-on-twitch” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/battlefield-6-is-everywhere-330k-on-steam-and-800k-watching-on-twitch”>rocketed past 500K players on Steam (and a data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of-duty”>Call of Duty record), it was clear it was poised to become one of 2025’s biggest new games.
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