Battlefield 6 offered over 7 million copies in three days

EA has had fairly the month, and the numbers inform its story. A couple of weeks in the past, the corporate confirmed an settlement to go non-public in a $55 billion sale. And now we all know that Battlefield 6 offered over 7 million copies in its first three days. The sport additionally had over 172 million on-line matches performed through the vacation weekend. On high of that, it logged 15 million hours watched on streaming companies.

Battlefield 6‘s gross sales numbers make it the largest opening but for the franchise. By comparability, 2021’s Battlefield 2042 reportedly offered a comparatively paltry 4.2 million copies in its first week.

The quotes in EA’s blog post learn like awards ceremony acceptance speeches. “Firstly, we wish to thank our gamers,” franchise Basic Supervisor Byron Beede stated. “We by no means take moments like this as a right, so I wish to specific our honest gratitude to our international Battlefield Studios and passionate group that has helped get us up to now,” Govt VP Vince Zampella added.

The sport’s launch got here weeks after the corporate’s announcement that it’ll go non-public. The gaming large shall be owned by the Saudi Arabia Public Funding Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Companions. On Wednesday, unionized EA staffers spoke out against the acquisition, warning that “each time non-public fairness or billionaire traders take a studio non-public, employees lose visibility, transparency and energy.”

Battlefield 6 launched on October 10. It is obtainable for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Its Season 1 content material is simply across the nook, arriving on October 28.