Battlefield 6’s rollout on publisher Electronic Arts’ own PC app didn’t go exactly smoothly, with players left unable to play on launch day. Since then, the issue has since been resolved, and EA is giving out free season passes and XP boosts for those who were impacted.
The issue affected players who had pre-ordered Battlefield 6 via the EA App launcher on PC. An outage on the app left those players high and dry for a good chunk of launch day on October 10. To make things right, EA has issued 12 double hardware XP boosts and 12 double career XP boosts to players affected by the outage.
In addition, EA is throwing in a free premium battle pass for Battlefield 6’s upcoming Season 1. Those who already own the premium Season 1 battle pass through the game’s pricier Phantom Edition will instead receive the Season 2 battle pass for free.
Despite the EA App hiccups, Battlefield 6’s launch was surprisingly smooth across platforms, especially compared to previous launches for the franchise, many of which resulted in extended periods of server downtime.
That said, some players did run into a few other issues players during the launch weekend. One bug, which saw jump momentum affected while using certain weapons, has already been fixed. A problem that still needs addressing allows players in multiplayer matches to get out of bounds and onto rooftops that aren’t supposed to be accessible, creating problems for those in a match who aren’t taking advantage of the exploit. It remains to be seen when a fix will be coming.
Battlefield 6 saw a huge launch weekend, surpassing 747,000 concurrent players on Steam at its peak on launch day. Factor in those playing through the EA App or on consoles, and Battlefield 6 certainly looks to be off to a strong start overall. Battlefield 6 Season 1 will begin October 28, and will introduce multiple new maps, modes, weapons, and more to the game’s all-out-warfare sandbox.
In GameSpot’s Battlefield 6 review, writer Richard Wakeling gave the latest installment of the franchise an 8 out of 10. He noted that while its campaign is dull and forgettable, there’s nothing quite like the multipronged chaos of its excellent multiplayer package, even if Battlefield 6 doesn’t feel particularly fresh or new.
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