- EA announced it was holding a free week-long trial for Battlefield 6 amid competition.
- The trial is currently live and hasn’t provided any boost to the game’s player count.
- The player base has been gradually shrinking for the last few weeks.
Battlefield 6 has been one of the most successful releases of the year. EA recently stated that it is the ‘best-selling shooter game of the year’, surpassing Black Ops 7 and ARC Raiders; however, the player base has seen a little decline.
At launch, Battlefield 6 peaked at over 700K concurrent players, but in recent weeks, the numbers have gradually declined, and even the ongoing week-long free trial hasn’t been able to budge the player count at all.
Why it matters: In an attempt to attract more players, EA announced that its shooter game would be going free for a week, but the attempt hasn’t seemed to work the way the company might’ve expected.
A few weeks ago, Battlefield 6 was averaging at least 400K players daily, which has now fallen to about 200K, which is still a respectable number, but the trial hasn’t helped increase the player base at all.
In fact, its current 24-hour peak is substantially lower than ARC Raiders, which had around 367K players, highlighting a decline in player interest. This is notable, especially as PC is its main platform, unlike Call of Duty.
Another thing not helping the cause is that Battlefield 6 is now the 2nd worst rated entry in the franchise despite the initial boom. The franchise has made a major comeback, but it still has a lot to fix.
Its demos were so good that many skipped Call of Duty for Battlefield 6. However, the former remains a bigger title on consoles, and its sales are hard to track considering it’s also available on Game Pass.
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