Battlefield 2042 News - Player Numbers Are Dropping FAST!
what a shame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b7Nu_Mikr0
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@JASONX_DK So far I haven't had any issues finding games on PS4 or PS5. I think a lot of PS5 players have turned off cross play.
That is definitely the case. Myself included, and everyone I know who owns this on PS5.
@ArchAngeL-PCXYeah I think so to. I was trying to find PSN numbers for 2042 the other day to see how many people were playing on Ps5, but couldn't find any.
Im sure Sony used to have a stat page for stuff like that in the past.
All I was able to find were the steamnumbers, and I feel fairly confident that most people didn't buy the steam version. Why anyone would want double DRM if they don't have to.
I play the Ps5 version with crossplay off, and the PC version with it on.Also the problem is when game gets negative feedback do really impact future, atm it is "peak hour" but soon I think there will be trouble. Also good example, someone that knows about bf something and friend asks should I buy, says no. Why? Go figure lol. But spreading gets weaker every day.
- @BizzyVaping I can see PC numbers dropping fast. They have all kinds of performance issues that console hasn't seen. On PS4 with friends, I've had no issues either but cross play there is on with Xbox One as well.
- I have played all versions of the game and the Ps5 version with crossplay disabled is by far the most enjoyable to me.
Ps4/Xone - Cronus users and texture bugs everywhere + overall bad graphics
Series X - crossplay disabled means * servers and long wait times + cronus users
PC - No real technical issues on my system, but there's campers with oneshot snipers and pin point accurancy everywhere, making the flow of the game feel terrible
Ps5 with crossplay disabled - There's a nice flow and It just feels so much better to play than any of the other versions currently
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the Ps5 playerbase is fairly healthy.
- @BizzyVaping True Achievements logs platforms Trophy achievements. Through this you can judge how many originally purchase and achieve the initial trophies, then continue to stick with the game and continue unlock trophies.
X-Box shows a rapid decline in progression as only 43% of initial player base has since gone on to reach level 15. 22% have made it to level 25. Considering how easy it is to level up in this game it's a pretty bad sign of a declining player base.
Playstation is understandably healthier with 36% of players making it to level 25.
Personally considering that I'm near level 20 with hours left on my EA Play trial I wouldn't consider the PS stats to be great either.
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/Battlefield-2042/trophies- @BFB-Praetorian Pretty sure those sites only takes the stats of people who are signed up on the sites into consideration though.
Even if they can get the needed info from Sony they wouldnt be abe to get the info from anyone with privacy settings enabled on their profile.
- @ArchAngeL-PCX First thing I did!
I think the data is misleading because it is only addressing the data from Steam. This doesn't track all the platforms which is not shared, only thing we know is that 2042 did better than BFV. Expect a natural reduction as the holidays come and people get new games to play...just the natural regression.
Aside from releasing a very buggy, unfinished game I think there is another reason player count is down. Many don't want to hear this, but shooters need a streamer friendly mode to be relevant now a days. Most of BF modes aren't streamer friendly to start, and the lack of Solo friendly modes also hurt this. (I think Halo will also run into issues in a couple months too as streamers won't want to endlessly stream Slayer, Team Slayer, CTF, etc.). Modern shooters NEED a Battle Royale mode. Hazard Zone needed to be much better, and/or they simply needed to have a proper BR mode to hold streamer's attention. (Which in turn helps with player activity and retention). It isn't the entire answer, but it is part of it.
