![]() ![]() It isn't difficult to understand why players would flock to Battlefield 1 when it's on sale over Battlefield 2042. Battlefield 2042, on the other hand, has minor fluctuations in players, with its highest count at around 5,000 players. (The STEM student in me wants to remind you all that correlation does not always equal causation.)įor comparison, Battlefield 5 sees a daily spike each day at the same time, but the number of concurrent players has stayed fairly consistent over the last week at around 10,000 - 15,000 players. Seeing as the game went on sale on 1st November, the renewed popularity clearly coincides with the big discount. The spike's peak at time of writing is 51,950 players, which occurred at 2pm GMT on 6th November. Starting from 2nd November there's a clear spike in Battlefield 1 players which increases every day. ![]() Numbers for Battlefields 1, over the last weekend. Pre-registration is available now for a full release later this year.Watch on YouTube Battlefield 1 campaign gameplay - Is it any good?Ī comparison of all three games (thanks, SteamDB) shows that Battlefield 2042 has almost consistently been the least played after its release, with Battlefield 5 remaining as the most played up until the end of October. Apparently, fans are saying it's better than 2042 thanks to some surprisingly good destruction physics. In fact, a player-sponsored petition demanding refunds outlined exactly why they believed that players deserved their money back, and none of it had to do with Halo Infinite.ĭisappointed Battlefield fans might want to try Battlefield Mobile for their Battlefield fix. Internally, EA blamed the shift to work-from-home due to the pandemic and Halo Infinite's release as reasons for Battlefield 2042's failure, but players tell a different story. DICE also said that legacy features such as the classic scoreboard will be present at launch for any future Battlefield. One of those lessons was to move away from “specialist” hero characters and back towards class-based gameplay from previous Battlefields. Console player counts are likely to be higher, but also probably declining as well.ĮA has admitted that Battlefield 2042 was a “miss” internally, but developer DICE states that it has learned “ valuable lessons” since 2042’s launch. It should be noted that these are just Steam user numbers. Battlefield 2042 has been flatlining since March. First, concurrent player counts on Steam dropped below Battlefield 5 in December, then below Battlefield 1 in January as players returned to the older games. Related: Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Is Exactly What DICE Needs Right Nowīattlefield 2042 has been losing players ever since it was released roughly six months ago thanks to a combination of bugs, glitches, missing features from previous Battlefield games that were strangely absent, and a player base that has grown tired of Fortnite-style cosmetic monetization. As you can see from the graph, Steam reported just 979 users playing Battlefield 2042 as of 8 AM this morning. The statistic was first spotted by a ResetEra user (via VGC) over on the Steam monitoring site, SteamCharts. The unfortunate milestone marks a new low for the troubled multiplayer shooter that has been resoundingly criticized for its poor performance, technical issues, and missing features. Battlefield 2042 is now below 1,000 concurrent players on Steam. ![]()
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