Oh man, you ever get so excited about something that you just can’t wait, like, even if it means staring at a screen that’s just a bunch of menus? Because apparently, that’s what folks are doing with Battlefield 6. I mean, this game’s beta isn’t even live yet — that’s supposed to happen on Thursday — and you still need a code just to check it out early. But hey, who needs playable action when there are menu screens to dig into, right? Just sitting there, clicking around, imagining what it’ll be like when you’re knee-deep in the actual game.
I guess the pre-load kicked off yesterday, and every platform’s on board. Steam included. So yeah, you can download the files and even fire up the game. But playing? Nah. Just fiddling with settings and stuff. You can mess with visuals, sound, graphics, all those controls, and make everything feel “just right” for when it’s finally go-time.
And here’s the kicker — almost 9,500 people were “playing” on Steam according to SteamDB. Half of them were immersed in menus. Just menus! It’s kinda funnier than it should be, huh? Like, no action, no shooting — just gazing at the options screen.
And now that I think about it, the menu provides a whole bunch of little adjustments. You’ve got all these tweaks for the really detail-oriented players out there. They live for that nitty-gritty stuff. I can’t quite tell if it’s dedication, obsession, or maybe a mix of both? But having all this set up beforehand smooths things out when the real chaos begins. No scrambling to fix settings when you just want to jump in!
Oh, and here’s a fun bit: before diving in, you actually need Secure Boot enabled on Windows. Plus, your graphic drivers better be the latest and greatest—or no beta for you. Picture this: your buddies are all geared up in a Discord chat, and you’re on a wild goose chase trying to fix these last-minute tech snags.
So, come Thursday, it’s the early access party until Saturday opens it up to the world. Everyone’s just sitting there — pre-loaded and ready — in a kinda weird, anxious anticipation. Like campers sitting outside waiting for a store to open on Black Friday. Except this time, it’s digital queues and menu screens. Wow, what a world, right?
