Open betas are a tumultuous time in the pre-release marketing cycle of blockbuster triple-A games like Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 . We're a week removed from Battlefield 6 's open beta, which spanned two separate weekends in August, and Black Ops 7 's early access beta begins in a little over a month, on October 2. Both likely have similar goals: stress test network infrastructure, gather some data on game balance, and field player feedback.

Battlefield 6 has already gone through its beta debrief, highlighting some surprising stats and discussing changes being made before launch. The beta's reception seems to be generally positive, even if there are a few prominent criticisms (like worries over map sizes), but longtime Battlefield fans seem to be ma

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