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AppWizard

August 10, 2025

Battlefield 6 reaches record half a million+ concurrent players on Steam, an all-time high for the franchise — 520K+ open beta surpasses every Call of Duty ever in player count

EA has launched an open beta for Battlefield 6, attracting over 500,000 concurrent players, with a peak of 521,079. The game currently ranks 18th in all-time player counts for Steam games and is the only first-person shooter in the top ranks. Call of Duty is in 20th place, with its peak player count from nearly three years ago. Twitch viewership for Battlefield 6 has exceeded 870,000, surpassing the franchise's previous record of around 350,000. The official launch of Battlefield 6 is scheduled for October 6, 2025, and the open beta will conclude tomorrow.

AppWizard

August 4, 2025

Battlefield 6 has fragmented install feature that allows you to slim a full 80GB installation down to 55GB on PC — feature enables installing campaign and multiplayer separately

Battlefield 6 will feature fragmented downloads, allowing players to install only the components they choose, with a base installation size of 55 GB and a total install size of approximately 80 GB if campaign and multiplayer modes are added. The game will utilize DirectX 12 shaders for enhanced graphics and include a "cosmetic stream" feature for pre-loading cosmetic items, potentially improving performance to over 300 FPS. The release date is set for October 6, 2025, with an open beta scheduled for later this week.