(Source:god of war ragnarok）
The PC version of “God of War Ragnarok” was officially launched on September 10. However, the number of people online is only half of that of “God of War Ragnarok” (2018 version), which will be launched on PC in 2022. There are various reasons for this. Some netizens speculate that in addition to optimization reasons, the controversy between Sweet Baby Inc and PSN that broke out in the first half of the year may also affect “God of War Ragnarok”.
After the launch of “God of War Ragnarok”, the number of Steam players peaked at the weekend, with 35,600 people online. However, compared with the 73,500 people who launched the PC version of “God of War” (2018 version) in 2022, it is only about half the number. Even because of the launch of “God of War Ragnarok”, it also led to the launch of “God of War” (2018 version). ) The number of people online has grown, from the usual more than 2,000 to more than 10,000.
(Source: SteamDB)
(Source: SteamDB)
Of course, judging from the evaluation of “God of War Ragnarok”, the first reason is game hardware optimization, BUG and mouse and keyboard support issues. But in these comments, you can also see discussions about PSN.Mainly due to the incident that broke out in May this year and forced PSN to be tied to “Battlefield 2”.all subsequent Sony PC ported games require binding a PSN account, causing dissatisfaction among many players. Many players who are unable to apply for PSN regions are even unable to purchase games on Steam.
Another possible reason is the Sweet Baby Inc incident that broke out in March this year.Among them, “God of War Ragnarok” is one of the earliest games discovered to be cooperating with this consulting company.thus being affected. In the Steam reviews, you can still see a lot of negative comments about DEI.
(Source: DEIDetected)
Of course, there is another reason in the end, which is the price relationship. When “God of War” (2018 version) was launched, it was 49.99 US dollars, and “God of War Ragnarok” was 59.99 US dollars. After all, the latter is relatively new in time. We even have to take into account pricing issues in different countries. For example, “God of War Ragnarok” in Taiwan only costs NT$1,490, but in mainland China it costs NT$398 (approximately NT$1,804), which is more expensive than many previous games. Comments There are also many complaints.
(Source: SteamDB)
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