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By any measure, Battlefield 6’s first open beta was an enormous success that reached over 500,000 concurrent gamers on Steam, and over 5 million people reportedly took part throughout all platforms between August 7 and 11. The early phrase of mouth has been largely constructive, however there are nonetheless enhancements to be made. Specifically, Battlefield Studios has acknowledged fan suggestions concerning the helicopter controls in Battlefield 6, and indicated that changes are coming.
Battlefield lead producer David Sirland fielded a request on X about adopting the helicopter controls of Battlefield 4. Whereas Sirland indicated this may not be taking place, he did say that “a big move on helicopter flight is in progress and coming after beta for testing.” Sirland later added that the devs are inspecting the flight mannequin and can make additional changes based mostly on fan suggestions and the group’s inner objectives for the characteristic.
Followers have not been shy about sharing their very sturdy opinions on Battlefield 6 because the beta, and one of the widespread complaints is that the maps really feel too small. Different gamers objected to the Safe Boot requirement on PC, which was meant to discourage cheaters. EA’s SPEAR Anti-Cheat Staff later specified that the Safe Boot “was not supposed to be a silver bullet” in opposition to cheaters. As a substitute, it is meant to be one other weapon in EA’s arsenal in opposition to dishonest.
As specified by GameSpot’s Battlefield 6 open beta breakdown, the following part of the open beta will begin on August 14 and undergo August 17. Extra maps and sport modes will likely be added to the sport throughout that occasion. For the time being, there are not any extra dates for the open beta, which is free to all gamers throughout all platforms.
Battlefield 6 will hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC on October 10.