Steam Beta Draws 9K Battlefield 6 Tweakers

EA appears to have a potential hit with Battlefield 6, as Steam recorded over 9,000 users accessing the open beta pre-load shortly after it went live.

The pre-load became available starting at 8 AM PT on August 4, allowing eager fans to download the Battlefield 6 open beta ahead of its early access launch at 1 AM PT on August 7 (check IGN's guide for participating details).

SteamDB data reveals substantial anticipation, with 9,463 concurrent "players" engaging with the Battlefield 6 open beta days before its official release. At publication time, concurrent users stood at 3,805.

What are players doing with early access? Many are optimizing settings – spending approximately 30 minutes adjusting UI colors and weapon field of view configurations.

Others are using the early access purely for social excitement. Redditor gruggers1 shared: "I've logged 6.4 hours in the beta so far – mainly just chatting with friends in the game's voice lobby."

Some players report encountering technical hurdles with EA's PC launch requirements. The beta reportedly requires Secure Boot activation in BIOS, potentially leaving some users troubleshooting system settings.

"Great having this chance to test launch stability, configure settings, and prepare for the main event," commented Redditor rafahuel.

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Remarkably, nearly as many players accessed Battlefield 6's beta menu screen as those playing Battlefield 2042 on Steam (9,463 concurrent peak for BF6 beta vs. 11,245 peak for BF2042).

What does this indicate? For EA, these numbers demonstrate strong player interest. With EA fully committed to Battlefield 6's success, all eyes will be on Steam's concurrent player counts when the beta officially launches.

Battlefield 6 producer Jeremy Chubb recently revealed that fan-favorite Battlefield: Bad Company 2 served as major inspiration for the upcoming installment.