"At the time of writing, just as the United States of Games Players are beginning to wake up, ARC Raiders has 159,483 people playing. PUBG: Battlegrounds has 597,408. Meanwhile, the free Splitgate: Arena Reloaded has 556. In fairness, a few hours back, that peaked at 1,070, the best numbers it's seen since Christmas Day. For a game that only officially (re)launched on December 4, that's...it's not good. It's very, very bad. But developers 1047 Games are trying to put a positive spin on things."
"The game once known as Splitgate 2 has had a self-inflicted rough time. Originally launched June last year, the sequel to 2019's free-to-play multiplayer shooter was then un-launched in July in response to a cacophony of negative reaction, the game's lack of basic features like leaderboards, and its grim microtransaction prices. None of this was helped by 1047's CEO Ian Proulx wearing a MAGA-meme hat in a Summer Games Fest set in the middle of LA's disgraceful ICE raids,"
Concurrent player counts for Splitgate: Arena Reloaded are extremely low compared with similar multiplayer shooters, with Steam peaks far below competitors and prior expectations. The game originally launched in June, was un-launched in July due to negative reaction over missing features and expensive microtransactions, and then re-released in December. The developer's CEO drew controversy for wearing a MAGA-meme hat during a public event amid sensitive circumstances, which worsened public perception. Steam figures alone may not capture console players, but available PC numbers show the relaunch has failed to regain its initial audience.
Read at Kotaku
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