As Battlefield 6 beta queues surge past 200,000 players, devs promise a "substantial increase" in server capacity to reduce wait times

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"We’re putting in the work to ensure that players have the best possible experience and servers remain stable"

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Battlefield 6's beta is open for business. At least, it is once you wait through a queue of 200,000 players first.

The Battlefield 6 beta times are happening in stages with a couple of days of early access before opening the floodgates and launching into a full open beta weekend in a couple of days to make the process a bit smoother, and make sure the servers are ready for the influx of players that are going to arrive when it opens up. But if you thought the early access period was going to be a quiet one, then I've got some bad news for you.

Just before the beta opened, devs posted on the Battlefield Comms Twitter account, explaining, "We’re putting in the work to ensure that players have the best possible experience and servers remain stable. To support this, we will use queues to protect the player experience, but expect this impact to be minimal."

And due to the impact being anything but "minimal," the devs have since returned on the Battlefield Comms account to address the Battlefield 6 server issues and errors, saying, "The team is now working on a substantial increase in server capacity, which will reduce your time in the queue. Thank you for your continued patience as we work to get as many of you into the game as soon as possible."

Hopefully, everyone will manage to get into the game by the end of the early access period, as I imagine things will only get worse from there.

If you do manage to get into the beta, you're going to want to check out our guide on the Battlefield 6 beta rewards and Twitch drops.

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Scott McCrae
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