Battlefield 6 Racks Up 605K Steam Pre-Orders and 2.7M Wishlists Ahead of October Launch

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Battlefield 6 has already pulled in over 605,000 pre-orders and landed a massive 2.7 million wishlists on Steam, pointing to strong early interest ahead of its October 10 launch.

The numbers from Alinea Analytics suggest that EA’s shooter might be heading for one of the franchise’s strongest debuts in years.

The figures are even more impressive when you consider Battlefield’s rocky recent history. Battlefield 2042’s 2021 release was plagued by bugs and negative reviews, leaving the franchise’s reputation in need of repair. Since then, EA has put the series under the guidance of Vince Zampella — the shooter veteran behind Call of Duty’s golden era, Titanfall 2, and Apex Legends — and Battlefield 6 is his first game at the helm.

The early sales data backs up the hype. Alinea’s estimates suggest those pre-orders already translate to around $35 million in revenue on Steam alone. Last week, the game ranked second for Steam revenue and third in copies sold across the platform. This momentum has been building since late July, when Battlefield 6’s Steam page went live. Within just days, it shot past 500,000 wishlists. Between July 25 and 30 alone, anywhere from 95,000 to 150,000 people added it daily.

Wishlist spikes came in two big waves — first, when the multiplayer trailer dropped on July 31, pushing the total from 754,000 to 1.23 million in a single day. The second jump happened during the first Open Beta weekend on August 7, climbing from 2.20 million to 2.44 million in just 24 hours. The beta not only drew in over half a million players, but also helped maintain momentum afterward — a rarity for most multiplayer betas.

With another beta weekend already kicked off, EA has a prime opportunity to keep that interest alive. Marketing has played a big role here, with trailers, influencer previews, and direct nods to classic fan favorites like Battlefield 3 and 4, reassuring players that the series is returning to its core strengths.

Of course, comparisons to Call of Duty are inevitable. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra even joked on X that “Battlefield will boot stomp CoD this year.” While Battlefield 6 brings back sprawling maps, destructibility, and infantry-focused modes that fans love — along with some CoD-style smaller modes — industry veterans note that outselling Call of Duty remains unlikely. CoD’s annual sales floor is still higher than Battlefield’s best years, and its entrenched fan base makes it hard to unseat.

Still, for EA, these pre-release figures are exactly the kind of positive signal they’ve been waiting for. If the full launch delivers on what the beta promised, this could mark the franchise’s biggest comeback in over a decade.