Updated
Updated · Polygon · Aug 10
Steam Grants $109 Battlefield 6 Refund After 470 Hours as Removed Modes Stoke Backlash
Updated
Updated · Polygon · Aug 10

Steam Grants $109 Battlefield 6 Refund After 470 Hours as Removed Modes Stoke Backlash

3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Aug 10

Summary

  • $109.24 was refunded in full to a Battlefield 6 Phantom Edition owner who said Steam approved the request despite more than 470 hours played.
  • The player argued Battlefield 6 had removed advertised modes including King of the Hill, Squad Deathmatch and Rush without notice, making the purchased experience materially different.
  • Battlefield Studios has said the modes were only temporarily vaulted and moved to a weekly rotation to concentrate players and avoid inactive servers.
  • Steam normally offers no-questions-asked refunds only within two hours of playtime and two weeks of purchase, but it can still review exceptions case by case.
  • The reported approval, supported only by a screenshot and the player's account, could encourage similar claims from players in Battlefield 6 and other multiplayer games that later cut content.

Insights

Will Steam's shocking refund for a 470-hour player force live-service developers to stop removing popular game modes?
If developers can legally rotate content, why did Valve break its strict refund policy for this Battlefield 6 veteran?