Battlefield 6 threatens to dethrone Call of Duty as the king of first-person shooters
Will it win Game of the Year? Personally, I can't see a FPS taking the cake, but it should win one category in relation to shooting games
Battlefield 6 has absolutely dominated the first-person shooter genre since its Oct. 10 release and may be the Call of Duty killer we all hoped for.
The latest installment in the Battlefield franchise has taken the gaming world by storm as countless gamers, content creators and streamers can't seem to stop talking about it. This is particularly impressive because there's only one difference between BF6 and its predecessors: in-game destruction. It adds a sense of realism to a game that encourages players to be more strategic instead of running and gunning.
This is why I believe BF6 has outperformed every other major installment in the franchise and solidified itself as one of the biggest titles of 2025. Will it win Game of the Year? Personally, I can't see a FPS taking the cake, but it should win one category in relation to shooting games.
The game, which is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC via Steam, may have set Battlefield up to become the new king of competitive multiplayer — in the FPS realm that is.
BF6 sold more than seven million copies within the first three days of launch, a most impressive feat. Call of Duty Black Ops 7, slated for launch on Nov. 14, is unlikely to come even close to those figures.
Black Ops 7 has barely broken 200,000 preorder sales on Steam weeks ahead of launch and it peaked at number 173 for most wish-listed game. BF6 easily surpassed one million preorders within the same timeframe.
“First and foremost we want to thank our players,” said Byron Beede, General Manager of Battlefield. “Battlefield 6 was built with our fans. From the initial concept through to the implementation of Battlefield Labs and into the record-shattering Open Beta we have been obsessed with player feedback. Together, with our players we’ve had a singular goal: to craft the best Battlefield ever. And this is just the beginning - our first season of new content is just 12 days away.”
We are at a crossroads here. Will Battlefield dominate the FPS world or will Call of Duty make a comeback?
Well, the latter would have a chance if it abandoned last-generation hardware. This console cycle is certainly different from others. Given the 2020 COVID pandemic and the army of scalpers who snatched all the PS5s from gamers like you and me, many people held onto their PS4s relatively longer than normal.
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This led COD developers to keep the PS4 and Xbox One in mind when releasing new titles, so their sales won't suffer. However, BF6 isn't for last-gen hardware, so in-game destruction is fully possible.
Battlefield may have just given Treyarch the kick in the pants it needs to deliver a better product. If it doesn't, COD will fade into obscurity while BF6 soars.