[STEAM] Battlefield 6 Devs to 'Revert' Aim Assist Settings as PC Players Edit Files to Turn Off Crossplay

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EA and Battlefield Studios have plans to tweak aim assist settings for

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controller users – but that hasn’t stopped PC players from digging into the files to turn off crossplay.

Senior console combat designer Matthew Nickerson

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BF Studios would be “reverting back” to open beta controller aim assist settings in an X/

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post earlier this week. It’s a major change, especially for those on console, that fans have pleaded for since Battlefield 6 launched for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S October 10.

Far less stickiness so it does not create that rotational persistence that is currently live. Consistent slow down, no ramp. Recoil reduction is a separate system from AA but will be getting adjusted also once the new tech is online.

— Matthew Nickerson (@The_n0ttus)

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Nickerson says the change back to open beta settings will arrive “shortly,” adding that recoil reduction adjustments are also coming soon. Although PC and console players have disagreed on how aim assist has changed since the August open beta tests, many feel the settings have been tweaked for the worse.

“In the beta, aiming and shooting felt really satisfying, but now the aim feels completely different,” one

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posted shortly after launch says. “Making micro-adjustments is harder; I find myself fighting with the aim.”

“I’m not the greatest on controller but I’m pretty good and I can also say confidently that this problem did not exist in the beta,” another

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said. “Aiming and aim assist felt perfectly fine on controller.”

BF Studios has made more than a few adjustments to Battlefield 6 that have had players up in arms, but the post-beta changes related to aim assist have been especially controversial. They’ve been so divisive, in fact, that some PC players recently started tearing through the game’s files just to avoid players using the controller assistance feature.

The workaround comes from content creator and X user @otterTweets, who

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for those who are “tired of OP aim assist.” They say diving into the files at “documents/battlefield 6/settings/steam/PROFSAVE” and adding “GstGameplay.CrossPlayEnable 0” turns off crossplay completely.

There is, unsurprisingly, a catch for those who do this, though. Ottr says turning Battlefield 6 PC crossplay off drops affected players into lobbies populated with bots instead of real-world players. If enough PC users switch crossplay off, they could theoretically begin playing with more actual players, but it could take some time to really catch on.

With EA and BF Studios actively preparing to release aim assist tweaks for controller users in Battlefield 6, PC players may want to hold off on finding their own ways to sneakily turn off crossplay. While we wait to learn more about when and how these changes will be delivered, you can read up on other recent changes, including

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