I really wish it wasn't, in the DF trailer breakdown(the content hustle) Alex makes a good point about there being way more PCs that should be capable of running the game than there are xbox series consoles sold.
We just don't have access to the financial metrics Rockstar has, I assume it's not a technical hurdle but a monetary one. Which is a shame, but companies are going to company, if you know what I mean.
Don't forget Epic probably paid tens of millions for that month of exclusivity too.
Probably, but it's also that it eats less in their margins, the shop offers a better deal but also is way less copies in totality.
I'm fairly sure that Epic won't be paying this time around, so it's probably going to be Rockstar Launcher exclusive.
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader new CCU record -
41,973
Owlcat's previous games CCU Record :
2018 - Pathfinder: Kingmaker -
22,643
2021 - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous -
46,724
Very good performance for Owlcat, considering it's not just a third Pathfinder game but rather another IP entirely.
Not sure if the CCU record of their previous game will be beaten, but it'll probably get another few thousands more tomorrow at the very least.
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BG3 CCU peak yesterday was actual higher at peak NA evening time, probably due to TGAs?
That's very atypical, not sure if it'll happen again today, but I'll keep an eye on it.
In any case, here's Saturday's comparisons:
Last Saturday's CCU Peak :
170,986
This Saturday's CCU Peak :
180,218
Gain of
9,232
Friday's numbers:
Last Friday's peak CCU -
129 357
This Friday's peak CCU -
139,624(Updated numbers, NA Peak)
Gain of
10,267
Considering last week the game went from 170k CCU to 189k CCU from Saturday to Sunday, there's a chance the game re-enters the 200k CCU mark tomorrow.
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Also, if we take the CCU peaks for Starfield and BG3, we're now into the x8 times the players difference during peak times.
Today's CCU peak for Starfield =
21,970
21,970*8 =
175,760
BG3 CCU Peak today =
180,218
Last night during NA night time/Asia time we entered x9 times as well.
The differential between the games generally increases by x1 during NA/Asia times because BG3 is more of a global game. Which makes sense, it's the Steam sensation of the year and Starfield got more of usual core RPG(EU) audience.
I could've never predicted this situation unfolding just a few months ago, wild stuff.