Battlefield 6 sales top seven million in three days

Battlefield 6 sold over seven million copies during the first three days of launch, publisher Electronic Arts announced. It is the biggest ever opening for the Battlefield franchise, hitting an all-time high for series sales.

Battlefield 6 launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 10.

During the three-day weekend following the game’s launch, Battlefield 6 had over 172 million matches played online, as well as accumulated over 15 million hours watched across streaming services.

“First and foremost we want to thank our players,” said Battlefield Studios general manager Byron Beede in a press release. “Battlefield 6 was built with our fans. From the initial concept through to the implementation of Battlefield Labs and into the record-shattering Open Beta we have been obsessed with player feedback. Together, with our players we’ve had a singular goal: to craft the best Battlefield ever. And this is just the beginning—our first season of new content is just 12 days away”

Battlefield Studios executive vice president Vince Zampella added, “We never take moments like this for granted, so I want to express our sincere gratitude to our global Battlefield Studios and passionate community that has helped get us to this point. We appreciate you joining us for Battlefield 6‘s momentous launch. We have so much more to come in the weeks ahead.”

Here is a brief overview of the game, via Electronic Arts:

Battlefield 6 takes the fight to an unprecedented level, with brand new multiplayer modes, an exciting blockbuster Single Player campaign, a host of enhancements that have created a remarkable sandbox where every fight, vehicle, and strategy leads to victory, and the return of Portal, offering powerful creator tools that players have already used to demonstrate their mind-blowing creativity and skill.

Battlefield 6‘s explosive launch is the first step to building a connected Battlefield universe for the franchise, with Season 1 releasing imminently on October 28. The first phase of thrilling seasonal content kicks off with Rogue Ops, which includes a new map called Blackwell Fields built for the chaos of all-out warfare and an intense new 4v4 mode. Seasonal content will be released on a consistent basis, with the next two phases of Season 1 content arriving later this year.