Battlefield 6 is back for its second weekend beta, coming with new game modes to mess around with. Unfortunately, it’s also bringing along some substantial matchmaking issues for a significant chunk of the playerbase across PC and console.
First reported by users online via social media and Reddit, complaints started dropping in minutes following the second weekend beta going live earlier today. Issues such as an inability to load into the game with party members, being unable to queue into matches once the game is booted, consistent crashing for those who avoided such issues in the first weekend beta. Matchmaking problems appear to be multifaceted and relatively common.
As for official statements on the matter, a post from the official Battlefield Reddit account stated the Battlefield 6 team is aware of ongoing matchmaking issues and a fix is in the works. In the meantime, they recommend players check to see if they have the most recent EA client update.
The same Battlefield account would also address an issue with DLSS / DLAA, which is currently not working in the Battlefield beta. They stated: “The team have identified the root cause of this issue and are working to have this resolved and DLSS / DLAA active once again within the Battlefield Open Beta. We anticipate this to be resolved later today, and will update accordingly.”
The game has already struck players with a few technical quirks. For one, the game requires Secure Boot which has led folks to dive into their BIOS in order to play on PC. This is needed for the game’s anti-cheat, which has also started clashing with Riot Games’ own kernel-level anti-cheat while both games are present on your computer.
Still, the betas have proven exceptionally successful for EA, as an eyewatering number of people dive in to check the game out. EA stated it was the series’ biggest open beta ever, with industry figures predicting it will stomp Call of Duty this year. The anti-cheat we mentioned earlier has also been hard at work banning folks, with over 330,000 cheaters banned during the first beta period.
Here’s hoping the current matchmaking issues are fixed soon, so the second wave of Battlefield-heads can hop in without inconvenience.
