Battlefield 6 has taken the FPS community by storm with that huge Campaign trailer, followed up by one of the most “gritty, realistic” Multiplayer reveals we’ve ever seen. No, there’s no denying that with another big FPS game on the block, some Call of Duty fans are thrilled to see whatever they were asking for showcased in another franchise. And that is taken one step further today with the Battlefield 6 matchmaking taking one more shot at rivalling Call of Duty.
One of the main reasons why I was so optimistic about the new Battlefield title even before the official reveal was that Vince Zampella and Byron Beede, the lead developers of Battlefield 6, never even tried to go sideways when asked about CoD. Many titles failed to achieve their goal of becoming the one and only “CoD Killer,” but in fact, Battlefield is trying to be the best version of itself. And that alone is the best rival for Call of Duty.
The debate on how Battlefield is doing what Call of Duty isn’t started with BF6 not featuring wanky skins. We saw that in the trailers and the gameplay reveal, and we were like, “Oh, Call of Duty was just like that in Season 1.” But then, the developers came out and threw the “no Nikki Minaj” card on the table. And just when you think Battlefield 6 is too good to be true, they say that the game will be under 100 GB in size and will feature less SBMM!
What first started as not comparing it to CoD is now exactly Battlefield 6 rivalling Call of Duty. And it’s not about the gameplay and how each class or the movement system works; it’s all about the key features that Call of Duty fans have been asking for for years; most importantly, the Skill-Based Matchmaking.
The system works by putting you against the players at your level, but that could mean that you’ll be playing on another server with higher latency. The priority then is mostly your skill, and that seems to be true for Call of Duty for many years now. That’s why, according to Charlie Intel, Battlefield 6 players are put into matches based on ping, location, server availability, and then some skill factors.
The one line in the end has made some users outraged about Battlefield 6‘s matchmaking system, but at the end of the day, if skill is their last priority, then it’s going to be better than Call of Duty. Speaking of which, we’re not too far from Call of Duty‘s comeback event on August 19, revealing everything about Black Ops 7. How will Call of Duty regain the attention of its fans? Time will tell.
Battlefield 6 Beta and Black Ops 6 Season 5 both start on August 7, 2025.
