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[Freelance Yakuza]

https://steamdb.info/app/2807960/charts/

 

[Chupanibre]

It's a flop

 

[R3TRO]

Must be nice to not be at work...

 

[MiguelItUp]

RIP COD lmao

 

[geary]

But is profitable?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

 

[A.Romero]

I guess quite a few people with have crow for lunch today

 

[DarkShadowXI]

Wait what happened? I was too busy playing my COD free trial.

What game is this??

 

[FalconPunch]

Is this the first time COD should be worried?

It be rather fitting if it severely underperformed under Microsoft stewardship. It'd be par for the course really.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Loomy]

But is profitable?

I heard it cost $400m

 

[Luipadre]

jesus christ i expected 500k max on the weekend. This is insane

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

Already surpass 600k. And I'm working... Damm tonight is the night baby.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Is this the first time COD should be worried?

It be rather fitting if it severely underperformed under Microsoft stewardship. It'd be par for the course really.

Free to play game vs U$ 70 dollars game

 

[Branded]

60k after 2 months I reckon (which is still more than fine on PC only).

 

[Ironbunny]

And EA bug that says the game is not installed. Basic battlefield launch experience

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

If somehow they manage to keep much of this audience...i'm really curious about COD next month.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[geary]

May your Battlefield 6 preload corrupt at 99%, and every queue you join be 'Estimated wait time: 3 minutes' that never drops below 2:59

 

[teokrazia]

As a BF2 veteran that played most of the entries I have no desire to jump back in.
But I'm glad the series is back on track, both in gameplay direction and sales.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Vince Zampella made it happen.

 

[Ironbunny]

As a BF2 veteran that played most of the entries I have no desire to jump back in.
But I'm glad the series is back on track, both in gameplay direction and sales.

Same history here but superb hyped for this. It has so much room to grow if they hit a home run already at lauch. Beta was great so the pedigree is there

 

[NickFire]

I swore to myself I will never, ever, ever buy another Battlefield within the first 30 days of its release. Too many instances of rubber banding, blah blah blah issues, at launch.

But hot damn. I might have to let myself down and break the promise.

 

[LectureMaster]

Huge step up from 2042

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

663,000 now, wonder what he'll be over the weekend.

 

[Quixz]

800k this weekend on steam alone?

 

[winjer]

At this rate, it might well go above 1million concurrent players.

 

[Mr Moose]

Didn't enjoy the beta all that much, but if this can make Activision sweat, then good.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

When I tried to jump in it was like 458,000. Took like 10 minutes to get in.

Unfortunately I only had time for 1 match before I had to jump off to get ready for a doctors appointment.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Wait what happened? I was too busy playing my COD free trial.

What game is this??

It's the one that didn't have to become free to play to get people to play it.

 

[mayham2199]

Must be nice to not be at work...

Seriously I have to stay late today work on an after hours project and most likely half of Saturday as well.

 

[Fbh]

That's more than 800 Concords!

 

[cash_longfellow]

I swore to myself I will never, ever, ever buy another Battlefield within the first 30 days of its release. Too many instances of rubber banding, blah blah blah issues, at launch.

But hot damn. I might have to let myself down and break the promise.

Same after the 2042 launch…I caved and preordered this yesterday.

 

[Trogdor1123]

I haven't followed this at all. Can some point me to a good review or YouTube of the game? I haven't played a battlefield in probably… 15 years

 

[tr1p1ex]

that's more barrels of oil per hour than the sheik produces

 

[KaiserBecks]

Must be nice to not be at work...

It's 6pm in central Europe.

 

[Gonzito]

and apparently no one can play lol

 

[Loomy]

I haven't followed this at all. Can some point me to a good review or YouTube of the game? I haven't played a battlefield in probably… 15 years

There's a bunch of people live on youtube right now, just watch any of those instead of a review.

 

[Plague Doctor]

This is my Taash's mom face of shock at the dinner table.

 

[captainnapalm]

So what's causing this - people really like these kinds of games and CoD hasn't been doing it for them? This filling a shooter-shaped hole?

 

[ChoosableOne]

I didn't expect this, at all. I have to resist the hype.

 

[Fbh]

So what's causing this - people really like these kinds of games and CoD hasn't been doing it for them? This filling a shooter-shaped hole?

I'd imagine it's a bit of COD fatigue combined with this general sentient around BF6 that it feels like a return to the style of BF3 and 4, which were quite popular.
Also they had big open betas that were quite fun and, at least for me, devoid of big technical issues, which probably increased confidence in the final release.

 

[KyoZz]

So what's causing this - people really like these kinds of games and CoD hasn't been doing it for them? This filling a shooter-shaped hole?

100% that imo. Players are looking for good fun, but with realistic aesthetics and sensations without falling into simulations like ArmA or Squad.

 

[NickFire]

So what's causing this - people really like these kinds of games and CoD hasn't been doing it for them? This filling a shooter-shaped hole?

Just speculating, but here goes.

2042 started off bad, but eventually was good. It just took so long and had too much bad will before it happened. Not enough good will to make a dent, but enough so people would give the next one consideration.

COD is still fun and is still king of the realm, but has been coasting for a while. It's basically like a sports game at this point. So people are interested in alternatives.

Maybe look at it like NCAA football last year. Madden is still king of the realm, but the new guy on the block is getting attention too.

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

100% that imo. Players are looking for good fun, but with realistic aesthetics and sensations without falling into simulations like ArmA or Squad.

wait, I still have to log in, just finished work, count +1

 

[Saber]

Thats kinda amazing actually. I'm happy for it, I did play the beta and find the game fun.

 

[Sethbacca]

So what's causing this - people really like these kinds of games and CoD hasn't been doing it for them? This filling a shooter-shaped hole?

I haven't bought a shooter in ages. The beta was just an absolute ton of fun and it scratched an itch I didn't even know I had.

 

[Ironbunny]

So what's causing this - people really like these kinds of games and CoD hasn't been doing it for them? This filling a shooter-shaped hole?

Its going back to basics what worked on battlefield. People are sick of cod and have been for a while. Issue has been that BF tried to copy COD instead of doing it own thing so it was basicly same to just play cod. There has been hunger for this since BF4. Thats 12 years ago

 

[KyoZz]

wait, I still have to log in, just finished work, count +1

Sunday is gonna be massive. A million is not out of the question (maybe even tonight).

This is a really big freakin launch, let's hope it sends a message to EA and other publishers on how to treat their IPs.

 

[DeepEnigma]