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Battlefield 6 stomps Call of Duty's Steam record with 520,000 concurrent players, but EA promises it's still working on those long "entry times"

We're so back?

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Battlefield 6 surpasses record half a million concurrent players on Steam, an all-time high for the franchise — 520K+ open beta surpasses every Call of Duty ever in player count

If success could be measured by numbers, Battlefield 6 would invent new math. The game, which is in its open beta right now, has just crossed the 500,000 player count on Steam, beating not only every other Battlefield before it, but also every COD title ever.

Tom’s Hardware

The Battlefield 6 beta has broken Call of Duty's Steam player count record, surging past half a million concurrents

This puts the BF6 beta at 18th place overall on Steam.

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Blizzard's ex-CEO says Battlefield 6 will "boot stomp" Call of Duty this year because the franchise has "gone downhill" — calls it a victory for players as COD "won't be lazy" anymore

Battlefield 6 has been receiving critical and fan acclaim over the past few days, and Mike Ybarro, Blizzard's former president, has shared a similar sentiment. He says Call of Duty has "gone downhill" and that Battlefield 6 will "boot stomp" COD this year for several reasons.

Tom’s Hardware

Former Blizzard president predicts Battlefield 6 is going to 'boot stomp' Black Ops 7 because Call of Duty has become 'lazy'

It's not necessarily that Battlefield is that much better, according to Mike Ybarra, but that Call of Duty kind of sucks.

PC Gamer

Battlefield 6 is making an excellent case to skip Call of Duty this year

Battlefield has caught up to Call of Duty in a major way.

PC Gamer

Battlefield 6 beta menu screen draws in 40,000 concurrent, days before beta begins — This really could be make or break for the franchise

Over 40,000 people are waiting to get into the closed and open beta for Battlefield 6 by simply sitting in the games main menu

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Like Battlefield 6, Call of Duty Has Announced the Roll Out of New Anti-cheat Protections Utilizing TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in Preparation for Black Ops 7

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 5 launches on August 7, and the RICOCHET anti-cheat team has announced new hardware-level protections in anticipation of Black Ops 7's launch later this year.

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Everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — official Gamescom reveal, release date, pre-orders and more

Activision has finally revealed campaign details for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 including a release date and more. Here's what we know, and what we're still waiting to find out when COD Next happens in September.

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Battlefield 6 follows Call of Duty in letting you "pick and choose which components of the game you install" to help suffering hard drives, but fans worry a day-one patch will leave them full regardless

You won't need to keep both single-player and multiplayer installed at the same time

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6 has a mountain of hype — and this data shows it might have a chance at seriously denting Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 this year

While they are very different games (even before you talk about Call of Duty's wacky skins), it's interesting to analyse the competition between the two flagship military shooters.

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“Let’s keep it real, keep it grounded” — Battlefield 6 devs promise "gritty realism" in contrast to goofy Call of Duty skins, and I'm thanking my lucky stars

As games like Call of Duty go all in with goofy Fortnite-style skins, Battlefield 6 draws a line and promises to "keep it grounded" in "gritty realism."

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'It has to be grounded': Battlefield 6 devs say cosmetics won't be as goofy as Call of Duty, but that sounds almost too good to be true

"I don’t think it needs Nicki Minaj."

PC Gamer

Most of the best-selling PS5 games of the last few months are actually Microsoft games, with Forza Horizon 5 and Oblivion Remastered leading the way

Call of Duty and Minecraft continue to be popular, while Doom and Indiana Jones also had strong debuts

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Call of Duty’s bloated HQ launcher — now officially 'decoupled' by Activision — here's what you need to know

Call of Duty's HQ launcher for Warzone, Black Ops 6, Modern Warfare 2, and Modern Warfare 3 was a bloated disaster. Activision has finally decoupled legacy titles from the launcher, with no effect on shared Warzone progress.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty is finally freeing some of the older games from the CoD HQ launcher nobody likes

Be free, Modern Warfare 3! (You too, MW2.)

GamesRadar

Battlefield 6's skins have apparently leaked, and EA appears to be steering clear of Fortnite and Call of Duty's wacky collaborations for now with no crossover cosmetics in sight

I'm sure the Hulk Hogan skin will be arriving within the first year, though

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Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3 are being removed from Call of Duty HQ to become standalone downloads

Activision has announced new changes to Call of Duty HQ that will see the removal of two games.

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Battlefield Already Has The Blueprint For A Megahit

'Battlefield 6' can reclaim its glory by embracing the classic ideas and innovations of the series' past.

Windows Central

With Call of Duty's obsession with cringe-inducing pop culture skins, 'Battlefield 6' has a very real opportunity to offer the alternative — will EA deliver?

EA has every opportunity to capture an audience desperate for a grounded military shooter experience. But EA's history of actually, you know, delivering for fans is incredibly spotty.

PC Gamer

Call of Duty is firmly in its slop era, and now it's Battlefield 6's game to lose

Battlefield has a chance to eat Call of Duty's lunch, but we'd be fools to believe EA will stick the landing.

Windows Central

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 rated by the ESRB — and it looks like we're not going to be free of the weed-themed skins any time soon

The ESRB's rating summary of Black Ops 7 includes mentions of a rifle with a bong attachment and player characters "smoking joints".

Destructoid

CoD reportedly getting new subfranchise in 2027, as if there haven’t been too many of them already

Please, just one year without CoD. It's all I ask for.

GamesRadar

"Gameplay is Japanese developers' strongest suit": Indie developer behind incredible anime FPS series reckons Japanese devs keep flubbing shooters by chasing Call of Duty too hard

"Japanese developers tried playing in a field that they were inherently not great at, and they failed"

Windows Central

Xbox says all the games shown in the 2025 Showcase are still coming — but why should we believe them?

This past week has been a bloodbath for the upcoming Xbox catalog, making it hard to take a promise that recently showcased titles are safe at face value.

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