Battlefield 2042 is seeing a major spike in daily users on Steam, likely thanks to a surprise update adding a lot of free content for players jumping back in. Battlefield 6's second, and so far final, open beta weekend has come to an end, with DICE incentivizing players who miss the game to jump back into Battlefield 2042.
Battlefield 2042 has still been getting monthly updates, though most have focused on reworking existing content, and some may say there is room for improvement in later Battlefield games. A few years after the game's rocky launch, it has rarely broken 10,000 concurrent players on Steam during recent months.
As of August 18, update 9.2 is live, giving players tons of new content to engage with, boosting Battlefield 2042's peak Steam users to over 20,000 for the first time in almost a year. On top of new weapons and vehicles to use, all players have access to 60 tiers of a free battle pass, giving rewards for Battlefield 2042, and some that can be redeemed in Battlefield 6 once the game launches. Lots of the cosmetics added with this new update come from previous Battlefield games, giving returning fans all the...
