battlefield v (2018) currently ranked higher on the Steam charts than newer games, claiming 13,651 concurrent players and a 24-hour peak of 18,828 at the time of writing.Įven battlefield 1 (2016) is on the verge of taking over, as it managed to attract 4,997 gamers within the final hour (meaning it is just behind 125 players) Battlefield 2042) For reference, the positions of the Steam charts-which show which games are most popular on the platform-are as follows for each title:Īs you can see, there is very little in between Battlefield 2042 And battlefield 1 More now, if the former continues its downward trajectory, it may soon be crossed. However, perhaps the most telling sign is that 2042 Now surpasses its own predecessor. Battlefield V registers more players than Battlefield 2042. These numbers are reflected in Steam's weekly sales chart, too. We start the new week as usual with a look at the current Steam sales charts. What’s more, chief Battle field Leaker Tom Henderson (who has given accurate reports on the game several times) has claimed that the flagship “Hazard Zone” mode is now so badly populated that EA has stopped tracking its stats internally. Battlefield 2042 only launched last month, but its Steam player-base has already seen a massive dip of roughly 70, according to SteamDB. Still, that doesn’t bode well, especially considering that Steam is now handing out refunds. Battlefield 2042 Is on other platforms like PlayStation, Xbox or Origin. Of course, these figures are taken from Steam and do not reflect how popular it is. On December 19, the game had 45,009 concurrent players on Steam, before falling sharply to about 30,000 the next day, and then to just 17,500 on Christmas Day (when such a new release should have concluded). At the time of writing, Steam only recorded 5,122 active players in the game, down from an all-time peak of 100,590.įor an AAA blockbuster that’s only a few months old, that’s an unusually low number and it’s dropping at fairly regular intervals. Whether it is the result of this campaign or the natural loss of interest over time, Battlefield 2042 It’s not going very well. You can contact the author at or on Twitter. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012.