"Battlefield 6 is out today and it's already blowing up on Steam. The multiplayer military shooter is already well on its way to a million concurrents on Steam alone as fans race to witness the franchise's revival after years of stumbles and collective disappointment. The record-breaking influx initially meant long queues but now some players are facing others issues, including a weird bug that tells them they need to buy and download multiplayer mode they already own to start playing."
"Currently in the top-five most played games on Steam, Battlefield is the only game in the top-four that's paid. A $70 price tag hasn't stopped it from overtaking Valve's Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 or the perennial chart-topping battle royale PUBG. Players logging on when the game went live around 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday were immediately greeted by absurd queue positions featuring hundreds of thousands of other players trying to get into the always-online game."
"Battlefield lead producer David Sirland previously seemed confident that the sequel would be prepared to welcome in the flood of day-one players following months of beta hype and promising feedback. DICE was quick to point out that login queues are part of trying to keep the ramp up process "smooth and stable for everyone." That didn't stop fans from jabbing each other with screenshots of their positions on social media and the Battlefield subreddit."
Battlefield 6 launched on Steam with enormous player demand, climbing into the top five most-played titles and becoming the only paid game among the top four. The game reached hundreds of thousands of players in login queues on day one, with some queue positions exceeding 350,000 and reports of peaks near 458,400. DICE and lead producer David Sirland described login queues as a controlled ramp-up measure to keep systems smooth and stable. Despite positive beta feedback and a $70 price, players reported long waits and a bug that prompts owned players to purchase or reinstall the multiplayer component.
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