One of the nice perks of EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (which includes EA Play) are 10-hour trials for new releases from EA. It’s a good way to try a game before dropping money on buying it. But the free trials are not available for every EA game, including the just-launched Battlefield 6.
The game launched today, October 10, and has no free trial, a spokesperson for EA confirmed to GameSpot. This is somewhat unusual, as many EA games do offer 10-hour free trials. The last entry in the series, Battlefield 2042, had a free 10-hour trial for Game Pass and EA Play members, too. But EA does not guarantee a free 10-hour trial for all games with EA Play. The fine print states that only “select” games get these trials.
While there is no free EA Play trial, people who subscribe to EA Play Pro ($17/month) can get the $100 Phantom Edition of Battlefield 6 as part of their membership for as long as they are subscribed.
Battlefield 6 put up big numbers today on Steam, exceeding 745,000 peak concurrent players, making it one of most-played games on the platform ever. This represents just a fraction of the game’s total audience, though, as the game is also available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
So far, the Battlefield 6 servers appear to be holding up against the surge in players. Players are being placed into server queues to help mitigate the demand. You can bookmark GameSpot’s Battlefield 6 server status page to stay in the loop.
For more, check out GameSpot’s Battlefield 6 review and our roundup of tips to help you hit the ground running. While Battlefield 6 is already having a huge launch, experts do not believe it will outsell Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
