Game news Battlefield 2042: The ordeal continues for the game of DICE and EA
It’s hard to say that the launch of Battlefield 2042. The commercial version of the game, released on November 18, is very far from having convinced players. Poorly designed maps, a slew of bugs, missing promised content, unbalanced operators… Many were the grievances.
A situation that led more than 150,000 players to sign a petition requesting the reimbursement of the title outside the usual framework, and which did not settle with the announcement of the postponement of season 1 at the beginning of summer.
Battlefield 2042: A true descent into hell on PC
Battlefield 2042 has however received many corrective patches and new tools have been added to Portal mode, but the public has not returned massively to the title. To give an idea, on Steam, the peak at launch was over 100,000 players, in December, this total fell to 47,000, then 17,400, then 5600. Over the last 30 days, and according to data from Stream Charts, the maximum number of players connected to the game from the Valve platform was of 3241. An extremely low total for a game of this magnitude, which also benefits from a huge history.
Historically low player count for Battlefield being tracked
But it is not finished. For the very first time since its launch, Battlefield 2042 dropped below 1,000 players last night simultaneously connected. Currently, there are around 951 players playing the Steam version of the game. Keep in mind that there are still console players, but in any case, this is a sad record for the franchise. This number of players is all the more striking that opposite, Battlefield Vi.e. the eldest of Battlefield 2042, is currently averaging 11,429 players over the past 30 days.
According to various sources including those of Tom Henderson, very aware of this kind of thing, DICE would have abandoned the idea of creating the “ultimate” Battlefield from Battlefield 2042 to focus on a new opus much closer to those who made the success of the series. Until then, season 1 and its contents are still expected for the summer, while that a patch should come very soon fixing persistent bugs and balancing weapons and vehicles.
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By MalloDelicJournalist jeuxvideo.com
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