5/8/2023 0 Comments Battlefield 5 player count![]() 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. Speaking of PlayStation, the world's leading console manufacturer can't afford to buy a company as massive as EA at the moment.Battlefield 2042 is now below 1,000 concurrent players on Steam. The shooter recently welcomed Update 4.0.1 and Season 5 is just right around the corner.Īt the very least, Battlefield 2042 will enjoy a constant stream of new players who avoided it for months due to its poor reviews when it came out in late 2021.Īs of the moment, Battlefield 2042 is already available to play via the Game Pass and PS Plus. Vince Zampella played an instrumental role in turning Battlefield 2042 around. But, subsequent updates have turned it into a much better game. The Battlefield franchise has seen better days in recent years.īattlefield 2042 suffered mightily at launch after being billed by EA and DICE as the next big thing. Unfortunately, EA's long-term plans for Battlefield 2042 remain unclear for now. Unlike the more expensive PS Plus tiers, games included in the Essential tier are yours to keep forever after redemption. You can't help but wonder if Sony should have added Battlefield 2042 as part of the PS Plus Essential lineup earlier. PSNProfiles lists Battlefield 2042 as the fourth-most-popular game on its website, just right behind Hogwarts Legacy as well as recent PS Plus Extra lineup additions, Minecraft Dungeons and Horizon Forbidden West. ![]() TrueTrophies reveals that Battlefield 2042 overtook the player counts of GTA 5, Rocket League, Overwatch 2, Apex Legends, and Destiny 2, for the month because of its PS Plus inclusion. ![]()
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