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Battlefield 6 Devs to 'Revert' Aim Assist Settings as PC Players Edit Files to Turn Off Crossplay
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 69104" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/10/28/battlefieldthumb-1761663826341.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>EA and Battlefield Studios have plans to tweak aim assist settings for <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/battlefield-6" target="_blank"><u>Battlefield 6</u></a> controller users – but that hasn’t stopped PC players from digging into the files to turn off crossplay.</p><p></p><p>Senior console combat designer Matthew Nickerson <a href="https://x.com/The_n0ttus/status/1985520194148802793" target="_blank"><u>confirmed</u></a> BF Studios would be “reverting back” to open beta controller aim assist settings in an X/Twitter 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.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>“In the beta, aiming and shooting felt really satisfying, but now the aim feels completely different,” one <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield6/comments/1o5kwn3/is_it_just_me_or_does_the_aiming_feel_completely/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank"><u>popular comment</u></a> posted shortly after launch says. “Making micro-adjustments is harder; I find myself fighting with the aim.”</p><p></p><p>“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 <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1o5mbs0/something_seriously_wrong_with_bf6_aim_assist/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank"><u>comment at the time</u></a> said. “Aiming and aim assist felt perfectly fine on controller.”</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>The workaround comes from content creator and X user @otterTweets, who <a href="https://x.com/ottrTweets/status/1985715884455817538" target="_blank"><u>revealed the method</u></a> 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.</p><p></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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 <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-gets-major-overhaul-of-challenges-and-assignments-with-significant-reductions-to-challenge-requirements-available-now" target="_blank"><u>a reduction in challenge requirements</u></a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-recently-patched-conquest-mode-to-make-the-matches-shorter-the-community-complained-and-now-the-developers-have-reversed-the-decision" target="_blank"><u>tweaks to Conquest ticket sizes</u></a>. You can also read our <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/secretly-console-first-ripple-effect-talks-building-battlefield-6-and-lessons-learned-from-battlefield-2042" target="_blank"><u>September interview with Nickerson and technical director Christian Buhl</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-devs-to-revert-aim-assist-settings-as-pc-players-edit-files-to-turn-off-crossplay" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 69104, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/10/28/battlefieldthumb-1761663826341.png[/IMG] EA and Battlefield Studios have plans to tweak aim assist settings for [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/battlefield-6'][U]Battlefield 6[/U][/URL] controller users – but that hasn’t stopped PC players from digging into the files to turn off crossplay. Senior console combat designer Matthew Nickerson [URL='https://x.com/The_n0ttus/status/1985520194148802793'][U]confirmed[/U][/URL] BF Studios would be “reverting back” to open beta controller aim assist settings in an X/Twitter 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. 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 [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield6/comments/1o5kwn3/is_it_just_me_or_does_the_aiming_feel_completely/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button'][U]popular comment[/U][/URL] 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 [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Battlefield/comments/1o5mbs0/something_seriously_wrong_with_bf6_aim_assist/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button'][U]comment at the time[/U][/URL] 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 [URL='https://x.com/ottrTweets/status/1985715884455817538'][U]revealed the method[/U][/URL] 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 [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-gets-major-overhaul-of-challenges-and-assignments-with-significant-reductions-to-challenge-requirements-available-now'][U]a reduction in challenge requirements[/U][/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-recently-patched-conquest-mode-to-make-the-matches-shorter-the-community-complained-and-now-the-developers-have-reversed-the-decision'][U]tweaks to Conquest ticket sizes[/U][/URL]. You can also read our [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/secretly-console-first-ripple-effect-talks-building-battlefield-6-and-lessons-learned-from-battlefield-2042'][U]September interview with Nickerson and technical director Christian Buhl[/U][/URL]. [I]Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He's best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/battlefield-6-devs-to-revert-aim-assist-settings-as-pc-players-edit-files-to-turn-off-crossplay"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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