Emily Irish

Battlefield 6 Open Beta Shatters Records, Eyes Steam's Top 10 Milestone

Battlefield 6's Open Beta is making its return once more delivering a fantastic performance on Steam. Observers have been closely monitoring its progress, as the beta has attracted considerably more attention than anyone initially expected.

Recent data from SteamDB shows that the beta managed to reach an impressive ranking in the all-time concurrent player lists, reaching the 18th spot with a peak count of 521,079 players last weekend. With the current open beta marking its second installment and even slightly larger in scope, there is strong speculation that this record could be surpassed in the coming days.

After the beta relaunched yesterday—the unexpected timing on a Thursday—it achieved a concurrent peak of 408,754 players. Given that further increases of over 100,000 players on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday appear highly probable, the beta is well positioned to push into a more competitive arena among the all-time records on Steam.

• The beta would need to exceed its previous peak by an additional 100,000 players to unseat Apex Legends at 16th place, which currently holds a record of 624,473 concurrent players.
• Following that, Goose Goose Duck stands at 702,845 concurrent players, with even larger numbers seen among the top 10, where targets approach around 900,000 players.

Only time will reveal the extent of this open beta—despite not being the full launch—will push its boundaries and continue to captivate the gaming community.