After accruing seven million sales in three days, Battlefield 6 secured the biggest launch in the series' long history. It's one of the most popular first-person shooters of the year, working to not only revitalise a franchise thought to be stuck on life support but offer some very real competition to Call of Duty too. So perhaps the question should never have been whether Battlefield Studios would stick the October 10 landing, but rather whether the developer has the vision to maintain success long beyond launch.
In a sense, the first real test of Battlefield 6's longevity arrives on October 28. That's when Battlefield 6 Season 1 is set to commence, a six week offensive which folds two new maps, two new modes, and a smattering of fresh weapons, attachments, and vehicles into the mix. Honestly, it's a compelling statement of intent – one which ensures the shooter has solid content drops locked and loaded as it attempts to retain its playerbase against the launches of Arc Raiders (October 30), Black Ops 7 (November 14), and Escape from Tarkov (November 15) across the same period.
