The Battlefield 6 free trial week has failed to boost its player count — but why? Some thoughts from a daily player and longtime fan

2025 has brought us many popular new games, but the biggest of them all is Battlefield 6 — Electronic Arts (EA) and Battlefield Studios’ new bombastic, combined arms-driven FPS that’s taken multiplayer gaming by storm, with only ARC Raiders challenging its mindshare due to its traction on streaming platforms.

Battlefield 6 has posted some earthshattering numbers since its launch in early October, including nearly 750K concurrent players on Steam alone at release and the sale of over 7 million copies…