Battlefield 6 Sold ‘Record Shattering’ 7 Million Copies in 3 Days, Giving EA’s Shooter Franchise Its Best Ever Launch

It’s official: the release of Battlefield 6 has been a huge success, with an enormous 7 million copies sold over the game’s first three days. Simply put, it’s the franchise’s best launch ever.

A triumphant press release today from EA describes Battlefield 6’s arrival as “record-shattering,” “explosive” and — in the words of Battlefield boss Vince Zampella — “momentous.”

“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,” Zampella said. “We appreciate you joining us for Battlefield 6’s momentous launch. We have so much more to come in the weeks ahead.”

Some more stats from Battlefield 6’s opening weekend: fans played more than 172 million matches, and clocked up more than 15 million hours watching gameplay streams. On Steam, Battlefield 6 saw a huge launch with a whopping 747,440 peak concurrent players. Sony and Microsoft do not make player numbers public.

Next up for Battlefield 6 will be the launch of its Season 1 on October 28, which adds Rogue Ops, new map Blackwell Fields, and a 4v4 mode.

It’s a stunning return for the Battlefield franchise after the failure of Battlefield 2042, and will likely ramp up the pressure on this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, due to launch on November 14.

Battlefield 6 launched for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S a week ago today, on October 10. The BF Studios team has kept up communication in the days since, delivering hotfix after hotfix as it works to adjust to the desires of a player base that quickly exploded upon its release. And while the game’s campaign has garnered a mixed response, IGN’s Battlefield 6 multiplayer review returned an 8/10 score.

For more on Battlefield 6, visit IGN’s Battlefield 6 guide for a complete list and video of all campaign collectible locations, tips for getting an edge in multiplayer, and more.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social