We are just days away from the floodgates opening and everyone finally getting to jump into Battlefield 6's full release. But as the excitement builds, there's also a fair amount of dread, though not about anything too sinister; instead, players can't decide if they like the quickturn mechanic that sort of turns you into an owl.

"DICE, this flicking feature is way too fast. It is actually a cool feature, but the duration needs to be longer," player Mr-Too-Cool says. "If they are unwilling to do that, then remove it entirely. Adding a one-second duration to it would be an easy fix a dev can do in less than an hour."

I will die on this hill, this feature needs to be altered or removed entirely. from r/Battlefield6

I never like to impose timeframes on fixes or changes, as I personally have no idea how long it would take for a dev to actually do this and have even less of a clue as to what repercussions there'd be after just jumping in to change one thing in a speedy manner. But I do agree that this quickturn feature is a little odd.

In a game that prides itself on realism, or at least being more realistic than its competitors, having an ability that allows you to 180 on a dime doesn't really fit. And then there's the sweats, players who can spin around in a nanosecond and shoot your dome off just for looking at you funny, but that probably just boils down to a skill issue on my part, so I won't whine too much about it.

Alternatively, some players seem to like this feature, or at the very least don't think it presents too much of a realism problem: "To be fair, anyone turning fast on a mouse looks unnatural even in previous Battlefield games. I have a video saved of a friend turning fast while on a turret on a boat, and it's hilarious how unnatural it looks."

Weirdly, I think all of this focus on such a small issue is actually a bit of a win. There could be much bigger problems dividing the playerbase, and while some more heated arguments may emerge once the game is finally out, the debate whether quickturn should stay as is or not is mild enough to quell my fears that Battlefield 6 may just launch without a hitch.

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch creator Derek Kolstad has spoken about the "guardrails" put in place by Ubisoft for the Netflix series, while also comparing it to his more restrictive time over at Marvel Studios.

"Whenever you deal with any IP, there's going to be guardrails in place," Kolstad tells GamesRadar+ of his working relationship with Ubisoft. "I did Falcon and The Winter Soldier and that's Disney. You're in a titanium tunnel – it's [still] a joy because you get to play in a sandbox filled with sand and play with their toys."

Perhaps Kolstad's position as creator and showrunner in Splinter Cell: Deathwatch – a story that takes place years after the events of the games with an older Sam Fisher pushed back out of retirement – is in stark contrast to his position as writer on two episodes of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Nevertheless, Kolstad was left impressed by Ubisoft's more hands-off approach as he crept forward with the spy series.

"Ubisoft, when they came to me and as soon as I wanted to do [Old Sam Fisher] they were like, 'Great, and go.'... What I love about it is that the only guardrails were love the character, respect the IP. They just let me run."

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, starring Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher, hits Netflix on October 14.

For more, read on for why Kolstad chose Liev Schreiber as his Sam Fisher, replacing the iconic Michael Ironside. Then, dive into our picks for the best Netflix shows on the streamer.