News Summary

• More than 7 million copies of “Battlefield 6” were snapped up in what EA touted as one of the biggest gaming and entertainment launches of this year.
• That is on par with sales reported for the October 2024 debut of the most recent “Call of Duty” game.
• The story in the new installment follows a near-future conflict in 2027 that sees the United States and allies fighting a tooled-up private army dubbed Pax Armata.
• The game offers hyper-realistic graphics to players on PC, Xbox Series X or S, and PlayStation 5.