Battlefield 6 Server Status – Will BF6 be down during the AWS outage on October 20?
Blog Andrew Joseph 20 Oct , 2025 0

Battlefield 6 Right here it offers one of the best first person shooter Experience in recent memory. With so much hype surrounding this game, it's no surprise to stumble upon connection issues or long queue times. Whether it's an issue with the game's servers or something related to your hardware that's hard to pinpoint, we've got you covered with all the information you need about the current status of Battlefield 6 servers.
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Battlefield 6 server status
October 20:
Battlefield 6 servers are currently active and functioning fine for some. However, “server” and “downtime” are two of the Popular keywords in Google searches today, October 20 Indicates that some people are having problems. This happened on the same day AWS critical outage Affects many internet services, including video games. website drop detector A significant increase in Battlefield outage reports was noted today (October 20).
EA official server status page It shows that all its games (including Battlefield 6) are up and running normally. However, as always, your mileage may vary.
“We are currently investigating reports of disconnections, latency issues, and connections to the wrong areas,” Battlefield Studios said. “This may be related to a general outage affecting services outside of our direct control. We are investigating what our teams can do to help restore a smooth server experience. Thank you for your patience.”
Server instability, disconnections, latency issues, October 20, 2025.
We are currently investigating reports of disconnections, latency issues, and connecting to the wrong area. This may be related to a general outage affecting services outside of our direct control. we are……
— Battlefield Comm (@BattlefieldComm) October 20, 2025
Battlefield 6 has a queuing system during peak hours, similar to the queuing system during BF6's test weekend. Based on the fact that Battlefield 6 servers are full with over 400,000 people in the queue, you can expect to wait approximately 13-15 minutes to get into the game. Don't worry if you see numbers over 200,000 – during testing, these numbers took just a few minutes to clear.
During the launch of Battlefield 6, field communications The social media team posted that the developers are “getting as many people in as possible” and hope queues will be “relatively short.” If players on Steam notice that the Play button is not displayed on startup, restarting Steam will resolve the issue.
However, the team also did Mentioned that some players were receiving error messagessometimes recommending that they purchase DLC. The team is now investigating the issue.
Please note that if you enter the game to play the campaign but later prefer some multiplayer, you will have to rejoin the queue as the campaign is hosted in a different client.
Some players are reporting errors including the game not showing as published on Steam – restarting Steam via force close in Task Manager should resolve this issue. After queuing, some reports of unpurchased games also popped up. If this happens, close your storefront and reopen it on PC, or restart your console.

You can check the server status on the official server Electronic Arts websitealthough during peak times this may take some time to update. Bookmark this page for further updates.
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