Battlefield 6 is currently the pinnacle of console first-person shooters in an ever-changing line of games, and along with it comes the usual debate about skill-based matchmaking and excessive aim assist.
As with all multi-platform shooters, the controller takes advantage of aim assist to negate some of its inherent inaccuracy. There is no aim assist for mouse players, which often leads to imbalance.
With crossplay appearing in every major multiplayer shooter, PC players feel like they're at an inherent disadvantage when using a mouse and keyboard. It's highly unlikely that these players will switch to a controller, as using a mouse in a first-person shooter game is much more satisfying, albeit at a lower performance level.
Of course, console players often have the opposite complaint. What this means is that mouse aiming is much better than controller aiming, and playing with a mouse gives you an unfair advantage.
However, in professional-level console-centric shooters like Halo and Call of Duty, the relative power of aim assist makes almost all players use a controller, which weakens the controller player's argument.
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However, there may be a workaround for these players. Swedish competitive gamer Ottr suggested disabling crossplay by going into the game files and editing the PROFSAVE profile (good point, Eurogamer). Since there are so few players in this profile, it currently ends up in the bot lobby, but Ottr is hoping that this profile can “catch on” and give mouse players an alternative.
This doesn't exclude PC players using controllers, who could make up a significant portion of the platform's player base.
Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 players can actually turn off crossplay, but this option is not available to PC players. It is unknown why Battlefield Studios does not allow PC players to disable crossplay. This may be because the developers see no reason to disable crossplay since PC players can choose their own input device. Therefore, removing the console player does not necessarily remove the controller player.
I think Battlefield Studios will stop the practice of file editing once it starts to catch on. Because allowing players to separate themselves from the rest of the player base is probably not a good precedent to allow (although it's not entirely different from renting a private server).
Battlefield 6
4.0/5
- released
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October 10, 2025
- ESRB
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Ages 17+ / Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, in-app purchases, user interaction
- developer
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Battlefield Studio
