Battlefield 2042 Appears to Have Become a Favorite of Many as It Hits Remarkable Active Player Count

Published 10/15/2023, 2:12 PM EDT

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For FPS fans, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Beta might be the current big thing. However, another first-person shooter game is also making a lot of rounds among PC players. In fact, this first-person shooter game received an unbelievable number of players as EA hosted a free-to-play weekend for fans.

Many might be intrigued to know the name. This is Battlefield 2042. Although this game is available on many other platforms, PC players on Steam recently revealed a great obsession with this game. With an unbelievable number of active players on Steam, Battlefield 2042 emerges as one of the most successful FPS games ever made in the franchise.

Battlefield 2042 records the highest number of active players on Steam

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Released in November 2021, Battlefield 2042 is not a recent game. However, recently Steam recorded 100,000 players engaging in the game on the day Activision released the Beta version of Modern Warfare 3. Now that EA also made this weekend free to play for players, within 24 hours steam received 82,000 active players for Battlefield 2042. With this unbelievable number of active players, Electronic Arts surely made their free-to-play weekend a successful one.

Previously Electronic Arts announced that Battlefield will not try to compete with the Call of Duty franchise. But it has definitely brought a lot of changes in the two years since the release of Battlefield 2042. And now, with so many players engaging with the game, it is confirmed that this Battlefield title surely outshined the existing games in the franchise.

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Exploring the universe of Battlefield 2042

Developed by DICE and Electronic Arts, Battlefield 2042 is a multiplayer FPS game set in a futuristic world. This game offers various futuristic gadgets and weapons, such as drones and vehicles for players on the battlefield. Additionally, players can customize their weapons and request for vehicle airdrop at any location on the map. Four traditional battlefield classes also appear in Battlefield 2042. These classes are Assault, Engineer, Support and Recon. There are three main gameplay modes in Battlefield 2042, with two staple modes from the main series. This game is playable on PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S.

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Additionally, this game provides cross-platform playing opportunities. In fact, players can also try to modify the code elements of the gameplay. Now that EA has offered free-to-play weekend for players on Steam, enjoy the latest Battlefield 2042 to get a futuristic taste of first-person shooter games.

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