Battlefield 6 Just Dropped a Nuke on the Sales Charts (and Call of Duty Should Be Sweating)

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Written By NLM Team

The franchise that was supposed to be "dead and buried" just pulled off the biggest comeback since Lazarus.

I have to admit, I love being wrong. A few years ago, after the disaster that was 2042, I was ready to write the obituary for this entire franchise. I thought EA had finally killed the golden goose.

Well, the numbers are in for Battlefield 6, and that goose is laying Fabergé eggs.

According to the latest data through November 1, 2025, Battlefield 6 just secured the biggest launch month in terms of revenue of any game in the last three years.

Let that sink in. In a three-year period packed with massive RPGs, open-world giants, and live-service darlings, nothing has made this much cash in its first 30 days.

The Only King It Couldn't Dethrone

There is exactly one asterisk on this record, and it's a big one. The only game to beat Battlefield 6's opening month revenue is 2022's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

That's it. That's the list.

It beat every other Call of Duty since then. It beat every Sony exclusive. It beat everything. Being second only to the biggest titan in the industry isn't a loss; it's a statement. It proves that when Battlefield is actually good (and functional), the audience is still massive and hungry.

The King of 2025

Here is the stat that really matters for EA's shareholders, though. Battlefield 6 is currently the best-selling game of the year in the US.

We are in November. The holiday rush is just starting, and Battlefield has already claimed the crown. It walked into a crowded year and just elbowed everyone else out of the way.

This is a massive validation for the "back to basics" approach. We didn't want hero shooters. We didn't want weird extraction modes. We wanted a sandbox, a squad, and a building falling on our heads.

EA gave us that, and we gave them all our money.

What This Means for the Future

This success is dangerous. It means EA is going to learn... something. Hopefully, the lesson they learn is "make good games and people buy them."

But knowing EA, the lesson might be "how can we monetize this even harder?"

For now, though, I'm just going to enjoy the victory lap. Battlefield is back, the servers are full, and for the first time in years, Call of Duty actually has a peer, not just a punching bag.

See you on the objective. I'll be the one in the tank you can't destroy.

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