Battlefield 6 has just set the record for Steam's most popular open beta, keeping up the pace of a massively successful beta period so far. The game cleared 300,000 concurrent players while the beta still required a key to access, a requirement that's gone away as of this weekend.
Battlefield 6 set the new Steam beta record with 466,159 concurrent players in-game, as recorded by SteamDB. This outdoes the previous record of 463,798 concurrent players set by the Monster Hunter Wilds beta test. This also brings the game to the 24th-highest concurrent player count of all time on Steam, and the number has continued to climb.
The hype around Battlefield 6 has been undeniable, with promising playtest leaks and a back-to-basics approach assuaging community fears that have built up over the last couple of Battlefield releases. The surging popularity of the beta certainly looks promising for the game's success, and it's a definite reminder that Battlefield used to be one of the leaders of the big leagues.
Steam numbers don't even paint the complete picture, as you can also play on PlayStation and Xbox or through the EA app on PC. The sum might still...
