Subj : Starfield hit over 1 million concurrent players on all platforms
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Sep 07 2023 13:30:03

Starfield hit over 1 million concurrent players on all platforms at launch

Date:
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 12:12:56 +0000

Description:
Starfield accumulated over one million concurrent players on PC, Xbox Series 
X|S and cloud streaming on September 6.

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 Starfield left its early access period yesterday (September 6), and managed 
to quickly surpass a whopping one million players across all platforms, Xbox 
boss Phil Spencer has confirmed. 

As GamesRadar+ reports , in a celebratory tweet, Spencer wrote:  Starfield 
exceeded one million concurrent players across all platforms today. Thanks to 
all the players who helped us reach this great milestone and congrats to 
[Bethesda Game Studios]. Starfield exceeded 1 million concurrent players 
across all platforms today. Thanks to all the players who helped us reach 
this great milestone and congrats to the @BethesdaStudios 
https://t.co/5jFaCyPz4G September 7, 2023 See more 

While Spencer didnt provide a breakdown of the most popular platforms to play 
Starfield on, data from SteamDB shows that the all-time peak of concurrent 
players on Steam was 269,177, at around 3pm ET yesterday. Obviously, that 
means that the remaining players must have been playing on Xbox Series X |S, 
or via Xbox Game Pass Ultimates cloud streaming. 

Its little wonder that Starfield has proven to be so popular - its been one 
of the most highly anticipated upcoming games for years, but the fact that 
its available to play via Xbox Game Pass means that anyone who was already 
subscribed to the subscription service can dive in without having to spend an 
extra penny. 

In his review, TechRadar Gamings editor in chief, Jake Tucker, gave Starfield 
four out of five stars, and although he loved the starship combat and skill 
system, he didnt think that the game was without its flaws. He wrote: Ive 
enjoyed the time that Ive spent with the game, and I fully expect scores and 
scores of people to be playing this for years. Theres so much here for 
willing captains who want to explore every different station, survey and map 
out every world. For me, Ill be left looking up from the ground, wondering if 
a more interesting version of the game is out there in the stars somewhere. 

 If youre diving into Starfield , you can check out our list of the best Xbox 
controllers to kit yourself out for your grand space adventure. 
Alternatively, you can check out our recommendations for the best open-world 
games on PC .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/consoles-pc/starfield-hit-over-1-million-conc
urrent-players-on-all-platforms-at-launch


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