Battlefield RedSec, the free-to-play battle royale mode inside Battlefield 6, launched on all platforms yesterday alongside the sport’s first season. That is the Battlefield collection’ second try at a battle royale mode, following Battlefield 5’s ill-fated Firestorm.
One of many causes Firestorm wasn’t actually a giant hit was as a result of it was locked behind the sport’s record worth, successfully appearing as a aspect mode throughout the present expertise and never a option to appeal to new kinds of gamers who weren’t all in favour of shopping for a premium sport.
Redsec is fixing quite a lot of that, however it does not appear to be making good progress.
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Shortly after Redsec was revealed, Battlefield 6’s rating on Steam’s most performed chart rose, reaching round 550,000 concurrent gamers. This is a rise from the same old peak of 320,000 to 400,000, which the sport has held regular since its launch, as seen on SteamDB.
Whereas it is a important enhance, it is nowhere close to Battlefield 6’s concurrent launch peak of 747,440 folks. This can be a little shocking contemplating that Redsec prices nothing to play, however its participant peak consisted solely of people that purchased the whole sport.
There’s clearly quite a lot of PC gamers lacking right here. Gamers acquired immediately from the Epic Video games Retailer or EA apps is not going to seem right here. In reality, PlayStation and Xbox even have a lot of console gamers, and Redsec might carry out significantly better than it does on PC.
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Twitch’s numbers obtained off to a robust begin, with Redsec (counted individually from Battlefield 6) briefly reaching the highest spot, however then continued to fall naturally. As of this writing, this class ranks third with 80,000 viewers.
These numbers are very seemingly to enhance over the following few days, particularly as soon as the weekend is over. However contemplating how a lot hype Battlefield Battle Royale mode has gotten, it is a bit of shocking that it does not appear to be getting as a lot consideration as Warzone, or bringing in as many gamers as Battlefield 6’s core sport.
