Summary
Star Wars Battlefront 2has officially broken its concurrent player count record on Steam, surpassing 12,000 in-game players simultaneously. While the record might not seem massively impressive,Star Wars Battlefront 2is an eight-year-old shooter that recently found a new lease of life as players jumped back into the title to rally for a third game. There have also been rumors circulating that the title has surpassed more than 160,000 concurrent players across all platforms, but an official source has not verified this number.
The sudden desire for EA to green-light a third Star Wars Battlefront game began earlier this month, around the same time thatAndorSeason 2 ended. The second season received massive praise fromStar Warsfans, with one of the show’s actors evenbacking the petition for EA to createStar Wars Battlefront 3. Actor Muhannad Ben Amor, who portrays Wilmon Paak inAndor, recently took to social media to showcase his impressive 469 hours inStar Wars Battlefront 2, before calling upon EA to give fans a third game “ASAP.”
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Breaks Its Steam Concurrent Player Record
Star Wars Battlefront 2’s player counthas reportedly been resurging for a few days now, but the shooter officially reached an all-time high on Steam today, peaking at 12,384 concurrent players. According toSteamDB, the shooter’s previous concurrent player count record on the platform was 10,489, which it achieved in January 2021. Unfortunately, platforms such as Xbox and PlayStation do not make their player counts public, which means it’s impossible to know an official number across consoles. However, if fans continue to petition for a third entry,Star Wars Battlefront 2could continue to surge in players on Steam over the weekend.
Evenex-Star Wars Battlefront 2devs are on board for a third game, as developer Mats Helge Holm, who worked on the 2015 reboot, its 2017 sequel, and the 2019 Celebration Edition, has said he and his ex-colleagues want to “get the gang back together” to work on another entry. WhileStar Wars Battlefront 2was embroiled in microtransaction controversy at launch, there would be a ton of pressure on EA and DICE to getStar Wars Battlefront 3right. Unfortunately, EA has previously rejected pitches for a new installment due to licensing fees.
