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Marvel Rivals reaches 439,000+ concurrent players on Steam in the first 2 hours.
EverydayBeast
ChatGPT 0.001
DC Universe online signaled a high player count and had the players but went down over the years, by rule with player counts we must give a game time.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
That salty Mike Ybarra tweet convinced me to try it
Astray
Member
This thing is going to kill off Overwatch if it keeps up at this rate. I never play these games, but this game for some reason has me checking character guides and shit because the designs are mostly good and I feel curious how they'd adapt characters I know into the game's meta.
The last game that did this with me was Overwatch so that tells you something.
The last game that did this with me was Overwatch so that tells you something.
lol why? They're raking in cash on it.
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Astray
Member
30k is extremely solid imo. Especially if it's on other platforms that don't count towards Steam CCUs.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
this is like the Box Office bros. These numbers are meaningless.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Astray
Member
The weekend didn't start yet in most of the world. These are weekday numbers (and they're on the massive side of that imo, this game is probably doing similar numbers on PS and Xbox too).Is that good for a f2p game? Seems unremarkable, especially if 90% of the player base drops it in a week.
lol...
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
For a game that peaked at 1.3M, it’s crap.
Astray
Member
%30 of every battlepass, every skin..etc my friend. That's basically free money they don't really do much for.
People really overrate the Concord thing from a financial POV, SIE were able to completely skate by and deliver a quarter above investor expectations too.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
so... it's not even a console exclusive?
Astray
Member
Kacho
This is actually 2nd on the Steam CCU charts as I type this (might change by the time you see this).
Steam Charts · Most Played Games on Steam
High-resolution charts with concurrent player counts for all Steam games, including historic data and stats. View most played games on Steam. View Steam player counts.
steamdb.info
Why would it being a console exclusive matter here? It's a multiplayer GAAS game that seems like it's taking off.
Apparently PSN members get free skins, so it seems like Netease is focusing on PS for their console offering.
PlayStation Plus Members To Get Marvel Rivals Skins for Free
PS Plus subscribers will get a new skin in Marvel Rivals for free, while all PS5 owners will also get a special skin to celebrate the game's launch at no extra cost.
www.newsweek.com
It took like 3 years to drop to that amount.
There is literally no game other than Counterstrike that keeps 1.3m people interested for more than 3 years.
Again, 30k is more than adequate, it's not amazing, but it's in the ballpark of Helldivers 2 or Overwatch 2.
Kacho
Gold Member
I'm more curious to know if there's lasting interest in this, or if people are just checking it out because it's new and free.
Steam Charts · Most Played Games on Steam
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coachmcguirk91
Member
A 3rd person Overwatch game is going to be huge. I'm surprised it took this long, honestly. Cosmetic sales going to be crazy
Also, is there any God damn way to mute the 8 year old girl sounding announcer? Feel like I'm playing a JRPG like Tales of Arise. That alone, will probably stop me from playing the game
Also, is there any God damn way to mute the 8 year old girl sounding announcer? Feel like I'm playing a JRPG like Tales of Arise. That alone, will probably stop me from playing the game
Astray
Member
The closed beta was similarly huge (coincidentally that happened at the exact same time as Concord lol), and I'm seeing a lot of organic hype for it on Twitter.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
I don’t think it would have ever maintained 1.3M, but somewhere in the 100K ballpark. It’s getting beaten out by much older games like PUBG and Stardew Valley.
ManaByte
Member
There’s no cross-platform progression, so those skins are exclusive to PS5 and no way to have them on PC or Xbox.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
oh, both original statements are weird then
although it's weird bringing concord into this thread, there is never a bad time to shit on it.
And Sony making money from it... it's like any other third party game (single player or GaaS) so, nothing unique or special.
Either way, if Sony takes any kind of lesson from this, it should be that they don't need to chase the GaaS BS to make money from it.
coachmcguirk91
Member
30,000 daily CCU peaks for Ark is probably generating 50+ million a year. It's really easy money and is a massive success no matter how you slice it
Kacho
Gold Member
Yeah, I'm out of the loop on these hipster f2p games. If there's organic hype behind it then more power to it. Just seems kinda whatever when other games have done 1mil+. Let's see how it does this weekend.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
And you’re getting those $50M/year from where?
Interfectum
Member
What did he say?
Mister Wolf
Member
Goodbye Overwatch.
Astray
Member
Yep it's a move explicitly planned for PS to be the lead console platform for this game (which tracks, the reveal was in a State of Play iirc).
He called it an overwatch clone and compared with that Tencent Horizon clone lol. Came off completely salty.
Former Blizzard president reckons Marvel Rivals has too much in common with Overwatch, comparing it to a viral Horizon Zero Dawn lookalike others called "shameless"
Mike Ybarra doesn't seem too excited about the new hero shooter
Astray
Member
There are financial and strategic reasons why they need to do it. But none of it is stuff that should matter to us tbh.
I generally don't enjoy GAAS games tbh and actively avoid them unless a friend wants me to join in on a F2P game.
ManaByte
Member
It’s suicide for a GaaS
phant0m
Member
what, that NetEase chose characters and visual design players are actually interested in?
Astray
Member
Idk they managed to secure massive interest regardless of that. A couple skins won't deter a player from a F2P if they see friends etc joining in.
Generally you don't really lose much if you align with the strong brand of the moment. COD for example maintained popularity with Xbox then later on PS exclusive perks.
I honestly think above all you need a good game and this looks like what I imagine a good GAAS game would look like.
balls of snow
Member
Mtx up the ass and Sony gets a cut for every dollar. Also no cross progression so all cosmetic/ battlepass purchase is through psn if you play on ps5.
sendit
Member
Overwatch killed overwatch with its excessive banning if you don’t use the correct pronouns to address someone.
phant0m
Member
That's still very healthy for Lost Ark bubs, and 3 years is a looooong time. That's the same tier as ARK or FFXIV these days
ChorizoPicozo
Member
i mean... i don't think it's a question if something matters to us or not.
Even if we take into account the financial and strategic reasons to chase GaaS. the reality of the matter is that Sony of all companies, doesn't need to chase them. in fact, to chase GaaS has the potential to hurt sony financially and strategically. (even more)
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
Well let's be honest, Sony did everything they could to make this game die on PC
This happened with a priced title. Sony is happy, don't worry
ManaByte
Member
No, the game isn’t like any other GaaS. All progression is locked on one platform. You can’t jump between PC and PS5 like on Fortnite, COD, or any other GaaS.
Interfectum
Member
Blizz getting fucked from both ends with Rivals and PoE2 back to back.Only 650 concords, I'm not impressed.
But seriously, right now in the Blizzard office it's probably something like this
Gambit2483
Member
It's also FREE...
Men_in_Boxes
Banned
My "saturated market" friends! Ignore! Ignore! Ignore!
MiguelItUp
Member
I participated in multiple previous tests and they were outstanding. The game is awesome. I enjoyed Overwatch when it first came out, and then dropped it not long after. But I'm enjoying this more than I ever enjoyed that. I'm sure growing up with comics and Marvel helps.
This has been the most seamless launch I've experienced for a game like this. It's pretty wild.
This has been the most seamless launch I've experienced for a game like this. It's pretty wild.
Astray
Member
I find it odd when people scoff at 30 or 20k playing a game.
That's the equivalent of a small city playing the game at the same time. Most game devs would give an arm and a leg for these numbers.
ManaByte
Member
But 80K is a total failure.