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So, picture this: you know a game has people hyped up when they scramble to download it the second it’s available — even before they can actually play it. Yep, that’s exactly what’s happening with the Battlefield 6 beta. Wild, right?
The Battlefield 6 beta doesn’t officially kick off until Thursday. And you need a sneaky little code just to jump in early. But you think that’s stopping people? Nope. They’re downloading like it’s a race, only to stare at the menus, fingers twitching for action. I mean, honestly, who does that? Apparently, lots of folks.
Yesterday, the pre-load kicked off on all platforms — Steam included, of course. You can grab those files in anticipation, and even though you can’t really play, you can toy around with the game’s menus. Like, all the options: visuals, audio settings, graphics — the whole shebang. That’s without playing an actual match. It’s like window shopping but for digital soldiers. Oddly satisfying or just a tease? Depends who you ask, I guess.
Anyway, turns out thousands are just hanging out in the menus. Some statistics site, SteamDB or something, noted almost 9,500 folks doing this clicking-frenzy thing. More than half were “in-game” — I put that in quotes — even while I’m writing this. You gotta love that dedication or madness. Maybe both.
So, about those options… the game’s got a list of settings as long as a winding road. Messing around with them can take forever, so I totally get why folks jump in as soon as downloading ends. Part of the fun, actually, even when most settings are greyed out until you can run an actual game. Classic beta tease, isn’t it?
Anyway — oh wait, where was I? Options! It’s actually cool to poke around in them. Even if you’re just nosing around the customization possibilities. There’s another compelling reason to idle there too: sniffing out potential issues ahead of the real deal. For instance, did you know you need Secure Boot enabled on Windows — with some techie BIOS tweaks too? Not to mention, outdated GPU drivers won’t cut it either. Imagine the horror of dealing with that on launch day while your buddies are yelling at you over Discord. Nobody wants that.
So yeah, if you’re eager, the beta opens its gates Thursday for early access peeps and swings wide open on Saturday for everyone else. Go ahead, pre-load, and join the crowd stuck in the menus. Because, why not?