![]() PlayStation Plus subscribers can play Battlefield 2042, Code Vein, and Minecraft Dungeons this month at no extra cost, with users having until April 3 to add them to their accounts. PS Plus members across all of its tiers get around three games for free every month, and users retain access to these titles for as long as they are subscribed to the service. ![]() For context, the Steam chart positions-which indicate what games are most popular on the platform-for each title are as follows:Īs you can see, there is very little between Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield 1 right now and, if the former continues its downward trajectory, it could soon be surpassed.Battlefield 2042, one game available to PlayStation Plus members as a free monthly title, has seen a massive increase in its player count after being offered as a part of the service. ![]() Battlefield V (2018) is currently placed higher on the Steam charts than the newer game, boasting 13,651 concurrent players at the time of writing and a 24-hour peak of 18,828.Įven Battlefield 1 (2016) is on the cusp of taking over, as it managed to attract 4,997 gamers within the last hour (meaning it's just 125 players behind Battlefield 2042). Perhaps the most telling sign of all, however, is that 2042 has now been overtaken by its own predecessor. What's more, prominent Battlefield leaker Tom Henderson (who has accurately reported on this game multiple times) has claimed that the flagship "Hazard Zone" mode is so badly populated now that EA has stopped internally tracking its stats. Still, it doesn't bode well, especially given that Steam is now handing out refunds. Of course, these figures are taken from Steam and do not reflect how popular Battlefield 2042 is on other platforms, such as PlayStation, Xbox or Origin. On December 19, the game had 45,009 concurrent players on Steam, before then dropping sharply to around 30,000 the next day and then to just 17,500 on Christmas Day (when a new release like this ought to be thriving). 'Wordle' Creator On Why He Doesn't Want You Getting Addicted to the Gameįor a AAA blockbuster that is only a few months old, this is an unusually low number and it has been dropping at fairly regular intervals.PC Gamers Are Getting 'Battlefield 2042' Refunds Outside the Normal Window.Patch Notes for 'Call of Duty: Warzone' Reveal New 'Attack on Titan' Bundle.If you scroll through the top posts, you will see people sharing funny stories about the title's lacklustre performance, complaining about various matchmaking woes and invisible walls that obstruct your shots, and even declaring that they have given up altogether and uninstalled the game. The Battlefield 2042 subreddit is not really a place where fans go to discuss their favorite strategies or share exciting gameplay clips, but rather a forum for indulging in schadenfreude. Suffice it to say, the community is not especially pleased with the current state of the game and is investing a lot of time in chronicling its fall from grace. ![]() In fact, there have only been three major updates since it launched. Things have hardly improved much since then, with the game's lingering player base (a community that is shrinking fast) wondering how EA plan to salvage the situation.ĭespite the fact that Battlefield 2042 has obvious room for improvement (even if they just focus on resolving the technical issues), there has been very little communication from the development team about their plans for the future. Read more 'Battlefield 2042' Sacrifices Quality for Scale With Its Chaotic Matches
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |