The Battlefield 6 beta becomes the biggest thing for Battlefield ever on Steam

If you’re after more evidence that this year’s Battlefield 6 launch is going to be one of the biggest ever for the series, the game's beta has plenty to offer there. Over the weekend, the beta’s first open weekend took place, and it’s been dominating the charts on Steam.

This comes just a day or two after the initial, invite-only portion of the beta broke records for the series on Steam. This was only the beginning, however.

On Staruday and Sunday, the Battlefield 6 beta became available to download and play without the need for a code. Over that same period, the game’s concurrent player numbers jumped yet again on Steam, as a result of the influx of new players.

The Battlefield 6 beta was frequently in Steam’s top three most played games, peaking at 521,079 concurrent players (via SteamDB), which is a big number. For one, it’s bigger than the peak concurrent for any Battlefield title on Steam.

More interestingly, it’s bigger than Call of Duty’s highest-ever concurrent, too. The Call of Duty app, which contains several Call of Duty releases at once, has a historic peak of 491,670 concurrent players. That includes free-to-play mode Warzone, premium yearly releases, as well as betas and other limited tests.