In case you somehow missed it, Battlefield 6 is taking the world by storm right now. The upcoming EA shooter is currently on its second early beta, having only last week brought in concurrent player counts of over 400k on Steam alone.
As such, Battlefield 6 is currently pointing at the stands bat in hand, lining up an absolutely scorcher of a launch in October. Early indications of just how successful Battlefield 6 will be are hard to parse, but video game analytics company Alinea Analytics stated that the game had 605k Steam pre-orders as of 12th August, based on its research.
That’s certainly an eye-watering number, so to learn about Battlefield 6’s momentum, as well as its impact on the wider FPS space and more, Eurogamer sat down with a chat with Rhys Elliott from Alinea Analytics to dive into Battlefield 6’s initial success, and whether the game can stick the landing.
Eurogamer: How did you reach the 600k Steam pre-order figure, and where does that stand against the performance of prior Battlefield games?
Rhys Elliot: “So I can’t give specifics on our methodology, but Steam scrapers, a panel of gamers that take info from. Current figures are at 800k copies through pre-order, revenues of $40m. Far above previous installments and other shooters.
“This is a welcome turnaround for the franchise. I’ll not say it’s been on shaky ground as prior games have sold well, but Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield 5 have been a bit of a letdown for the community, a look at critical reception or places like Reddit show its been a little bit of a fall from grace for Battlefield 3,4, Bad company etc.