Battlefield 6 Double XP: PS5 Players Get the Magic Touch (Again)?
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Battlefield 6 has quietly launched a Double Career XP event, much to the delight of PlayStation 5 users, but it's an exclusive perk stemming from a marketing deal that's leaving PC and Xbox players feeling a bit short-changed amidst a growing list of platform-specific benefits.
Alright, digital adventurers and fellow reality-benders, pull up a chair. We've got a fresh one from the gaming cosmos, and it's got me scratching my head like I just tried to compile a spell-book on a floppy disk. Turns out, Battlefield 6 players looking to level up their avatars are in for a treat… if they happen to be wielding a PlayStation 5, that is.
According to the eagle-eyed folks at Game Rant (cheers, Richard Warren, for spotting this one!), a Double Career XP period has quietly popped up in Battlefield 6. But here’s the rub, mate: it's strictly a PS5 party. Now, this isn't exactly a new magic trick from the EA/PlayStation partnership, is it? We've already seen PS5 users getting free store bundles that the rest of us had to pay for, an exclusive beta skin, and even bonus battle pass tier skips if you're rocking the upgraded PRO pass on a Sony console. It's like PlayStation players have a secret cheat code for extra goodies, while PC and Xbox folks are still fumbling with the spellbook.
But this latest Double XP drop? It’s caused a bit of a ruckus. Mainly because it dropped softer than a ghost in a library – no official announcement from EA, PlayStation, or Battlefield Studios. Players just logged in, saw the shiny new buff, and then everyone else realised they’d been left out in the digital cold. It makes you wonder if they were hoping no one would notice, doesn't it? Like trying to quietly slip an extra biscuit from the tin.
Apparently, PlayStation Plus subscribers were quietly told they’d get 'extended access to Double XP events.' What that actually means, it seems, is an extra day tacked onto the beginning of each Double XP weekend. So, while PC and Xbox players might get their turn starting Friday, the PS5 crew are already knee-deep in bonus points from Thursday. It’s a bit like giving one group a head-start in a magical race, innit?
Unsurprisingly, this whole 'platform favouritism' gig isn't exactly winning hearts and minds. While a single day of Double XP isn't as egregious as, say, entire CoD Zombies maps being locked away for a month back in the old days (remember those dark times?), when you bundle it with all the other PlayStation-exclusive perks, it starts to feel a bit... much. Especially for the PC crowd, who’ve been with Battlefield since its digital crib. They must be feeling like their wizard's staff has been swapped for a soggy noodle.
This latest unpopular move follows other eyebrow-raising decisions, like the challenge-oriented battle pass system that apparently contributed to Battlefield RedSec's review bombing. And just to twist the knife a bit further, this Double *Career* XP won't even help players with that battle pass – that's a whole separate beast. It's like finding a rare ingredient, only to realise it's for a spell you don't even need.
It really makes you ponder the landscape of platform deals in gaming, doesn't it? Are these exclusive little buffs truly adding to the player experience, or just creating another rift in the gaming community? In a world where we're constantly talking about interconnected experiences and universal digital ownership (especially in our neck of the woods, eh?), these old-school exclusive spells feel a bit... dated. Let's hope future updates are more about levelling the playing field than just one platform's XP bar. For now, if you're on a PS5, enjoy the magical head start, you lucky sods. For everyone else? Keep an eye on those digital tea leaves, and maybe, just maybe, your turn for some bonus XP pixie dust is around the corner. (Probably on Friday, though.)
Tags: Battlefield 6, Gaming Exclusives, Double XP, PlayStation 5, Gaming Industry
Original article: Game Rant