Battlefield 6 open beta missing DLSS/DLAA, EA confirms — matchmaking issues also hamper second weekend launch

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EA has confirmed that the Battlefield 6 open beta, which launched for its second weekend on Thursday, is missing DLSS and DLAA, and is also throwing up matchmaking issues for players.

Battlefield 6's second open beta weekend kicked off on August 14, promising all of the maps from weekend one, plus the new Empire State map. Players can also expect all the weekend one modes as well as Rush, Squad Deathmatch, and closed weapon versions of Conquest and Breakthrough.

"The team have identified the root cause of this issue and is working to have this resolved and DLSS / DLAA active once again within the Battlefield Open Beta," Battlefield Comms stated on X, "We anticipate this to be resolved later today (Thursday), and will update accordingly."

EA says it is also battling some matchmaking problems with the beta: "The team is aware of ongoing matchmaking issues for some of our players when attempting to matchmake on playlists," the same account said. In the first suggested fix, EA says users should ensure they have the most recent client update, and also suggest using the 'Repair' functionality in the EA app, which can be found via the 3-dot menu button.

So if you're trying to enjoy the Battlefield 6 open beta and are experiencing either of these issues, you're not alone. We'll continue to keep this post updated with any further developments, especially fixes for the problem. Users have also reported other issues, including audio problems. If you've had any of these problems or any quirks not reported here, feel free to let us know in the comments or on social media.

Battlefield 6 is set for official launch on October 10, and represents something of a make-or-break title for the storied franchise. Battlefield boasts iconic titles like Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3, but its most recent installment, Battlefield 2042, received an extremely poor reception.

With a successful beta weekend earlier this month and some strong PR work involving numerous content creators, figures reported claim that on PC alone, the upcoming release has reportedly garnered over 600,000 pre-orders and more than 2.7 million wishlists. While those numbers are unconfirmed, what is confirmed is the fact that the open beta clocked over 521,000 concurrent players at its peak, eclipsing Call of Duty before it even launches.

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11 Comments Comment from the forums
  • joeer77
    Battlefield 2 is one of the most iconic PC games of all times. One of the best. I built a PC just to play it. Trying BF6 beta now. So far meh in multiplayer. It's very easy to die from what I'v seen.
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  • emike09
    I can't get past "connection failed" before even getting to the main menu. 1gb google fiber in the US. Tried with and without VPN. Secure boot on. Happened during week 1 beta as well. All other system specs are far beyond recommended.
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  • Varsaggo
    Wait this game has DLSS? I missed last weekend game play and got the newest version today and was disappointed it didn't have the DLSS as an upscaling option especially since it wouldn't let me boot the game with anything but the newest driver that came out 😂 I was like all that bullshit and u don't even have DLSS so why u breaking my ballz over not have this months driver? 😂 Now I guess this is a problem and not the fact it wasn't ready for beta type thing 🤔 interesting
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  • Elusive Ruse
    I started suspecting sth was up cause my performance was tanking compared to last week I went to lower some settings and realised DLSS wasn’t even an option. Using Xess till they come up with a fix.
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  • Roland Of Gilead
    Still not back as of now.
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  • Elusive Ruse
    Roland Of Gilead said:
    Still not back as of now.
    Apparently they fixed it but I managed to find a workaround even before the fix. Uninstalled Nvidia app and installed the latest driver off their website.
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  • Roland Of Gilead
    Ill check that out, of it's not available ingame. Nice one!
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  • Roland Of Gilead
    Elusive Ruse said:
    Apparently they fixed it but I managed to find a workaround even before the fix. Uninstalled Nvidia app and installed the latest driver off their website.
    Quick update. So, yes, this fix did work, but with a caveat. I uninstalled drivers using DDU, as I was unable to uninstall Nvidia App otherwise. Booted up, and installed the newest driver sans the App. Worked a treat.

    With that said, there seems to be some software glitch. After FPS returned to expected after last weekends' run, I exited from the game, opened it up again, and once again DLSS was gone. A simple further restart of the game fixed it. There must be something else other than the App causation. Of course, that could be just my machine. Maybe it's gone smoother for others.
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  • JayGau
    Even when DLSS was available last week I ended up using FSR because it was giving me a much smoother experience despite a slightly less good image quality. I have a 4080 with up-to-date Nvidia drivers (yes I did a DDU clean up and reinstall a couple of weeks ago before someone asks) and for some reason the new DLSS is pretty bad, giving not so many extra fps but a lot of lag and graphical artefacts.

    In Star Wars Outlaws for example, default DLSS is causing a lot of pixilated junk in the moving vegetation. Switching to the legacy DLSS mode (old DLSS) fixed the problem completely. In Hogwarts Legacy I had to either play at native resolution or use FSR because DLSS was causing a lot of flickering especially on the ground.

    In Battlefield 6, DLSS was making the game feel really lagging despite 120-130 FPS (4k high quality). FSR is much smoother at the same frame rate although the image quality is less "crispy". I don't know what is wrong.
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  • JayGau
    joeer77 said:
    Battlefield 2 is one of the most iconic PC games of all times. One of the best. I built a PC just to play it. Trying BF6 beta now. So far meh in multiplayer. It's very easy to die from what I'v seen.
    Indeed it can be very frustrating to continously die as soon as you reach the action. It's why I mostly stopped playing Battlefield games after 4 (although I bought them all). I don't like the "respawn, run forever to reach the battle, die immediately, rinse and repeat" sequences that often plague the games, especially on the biggest maps.

    But I have to say that 6's multiplayer feels much better than 1, V and (oh my gush) 2042. It really went back to its roots from the good old time of 3 and 4 and after a few hours of getting used again to the Battlefield's more strategic gameplay (unlike COD arcade nature), I die less and have much more fun. I also noticed yesterday that people in general seem to get better at playing their role (I get more often revived and have less trouble getting ammo resupplies than last week), which also makes the game easier.
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