EA has revealed that Battlefield 6 has enjoyed the franchise's biggest launch to date, having sold over seven million copies since launching last week.
In a press release, EA says that the latest entry in the long-running first-person shooter series "hit all-time highs for franchise sales during the first three days of launch", confirming the aforementioned sales figure, as well as the game's "172 million matches played online" in that weekend.
Battlefield franchise general manager Byron Beede says this is "just the beginning" for the game, with the first season just twelve days away. For his part, executive VP Vince Zampella expresses his "sincere gratitude" to Battlefield fans while also looking forward to what's to come "in the weeks ahead".
As for why exactly Battlefield 6 has been so successful, there could be a number of factors. The fact that the game won't cost you $80, remaining instead at a far more sensible $70, probably doesn't hurt to begin with.
There has also been a growing discontent with Call of Duty and its range of colorful skins from various different franchises. In the run-up to Battlefield 6's launch, EA promised that the cosmetics it sold for Battlefield 6 would be more sober...
