Action RPG Path of Exile 2 and arena shooter PVP Marvel Rivals both open to an immensely successful weekend. Read on to find out more about these amazing milestones!
Opening To A 500k Strong Audience
A Game-Packed Weekend
It’s been one jam-packed weekend with two incredibly successful game launches, with both games welcoming 500k players each on launch day. Free-to-play team-based PVP shooter arena Marvel Rivals opened its doors to players on December 6th, followed by action RPG Path of Exile 2 releasing in Early Access the day after, December 7th.
For starters, Path of Exile 2 opened to a solid player base, peaking at 578,569 players on Steam alone. Considering that the title is only on paid Early Access as of now, it’s an impressive feat. In terms of Twitch stats, there were over 1 million viewers of the category on its launch day. It was even reported to have broken down database site SteamDB for a while from the volume of its sheer popularity, following a humorous post from SteamDB themselves accusing the game of bringing down the site.
Even before its release, it already amassed over 1 million sales, and the number was quickly increasing just hours before servers were set to open. The unprecedented surge of new players buying the Early Access pass caused the development team to roll out a last-minute database upgrade to cater to all incoming traffic. However, despite the server expansion, players have still reported getting disconnected and facing login issues, with them waiting in queues to have a chance of stepping into the fray. It’s a testament to the fact just how highly anticipated the game was.
Check out Game8’s review on Path of Exile 2’s Early Access build!
