Battlefield 6 'Season 2' lands, but players don't seem to care — EA's shooter trails post-launch success stories like ARC Raiders

Battlefield 6 came and went almost as quickly as it arrived. While the game was genuinely fun at launch, its post-release struggles highlight just how difficult it is to maintain momentum in today’s market.

Taking too long between updates, especially in a short-form content era where attention spans move fast, can be the difference between sustaining a healthy player base and watching it gradually slip away.

To be fair, I am being slightly hyperbolic. The game recently saw a peak of 92,000 players on Steam during a weekday, thanks to Season 2’s release, which isn't insignificant. Still, it is a far cry from its all-time peak of 747,000 concurrent players.

With the long-awaited Season 2 finally arriving, you would expect a stronger resurgence given the game’s early success. As someone who genuinely enjoyed it at release, the fact that I did not even realize Season 2 had launched says something besides the player count itself.

Season two fails to spark a major return

Season 2 for Battlefield 6 launched last night, adding a new multiplayer map, fresh weapons, vehicles, gadgets, additional operators, and several quality-of-life fixes. REDSEC, Battlefield’s free-to-play battle royale mode, also received an update.

On paper, the whole season felt like it could have been a turning point for the franchise after its post-launch player decline, and the trailers for the update on YouTube both got around 500,000 views. The game needed a genuinely big update to bring players back. So far, however, the numbers suggest it has not delivered a substantial return.

It is easy to draw comparisons to other titles that have found post-launch success. ARC Raiders, for example, continues to perform strongly on Steam, reaching a peak of 215,000 players despite launching back in October 2025 (and also being a paid title).

A closer comparison might be Delta Force. It recently hit a 24-hour peak of 132,000 players, compared to Battlefield 6’s 92,000, and while it is free-to-play (like REDSEC), it appears to be scratching a similar itch despite mixed reviews on Steam.

While we are only comparing Steam numbers for now, we will not know whether Season 2 has made a meaningful impact on consoles until next week. For now, all we can do is wait and see if the game manages to find an uptick across the broader player base.

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