Fallout franchise had 5 million players in a single day, here's why
Fallout 76 had almost a million players in a single day
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War never changes, but the number of players sure does, and recently the Fallout games got a massive spike in popularity.
What is the reason for this change in number of players? Join us while we take a closer look at it.
Fallout games have amassed almost five million players in a single day
As Neowin writes, the Fallout franchise is seeing a spike in popularity, and the games saw almost five million players in a single day.
Bethesda shared this information on a Fallout Twitter page:
According to the tweet, Fallout 76 saw over one million players logging into the game in a single day.
As for other games, there were almost five million players across all Fallout games.
…and almost five million across all Fallout games in a single day!
According to SteamDB’s data, Fallout 76 broke its record of all-time concurrent players with 75,000 active players on Steam.
As for Fallout 4, there were 165,000 players, and Fallout New Vegas had 43,000 active players.
Do keep in mind that these are just Steam numbers, and they don’t include players on other platforms. So, what’s the reason for the rising popularity of Fallout games?
Fallout TV show was recently released on Amazon Prime and it was a smashing success praised by both critics and the fans of the games alike.
The popularity of the TV show brought a lot of new players to the franchise, and many older fans wanted to revisit the wasteland once again.
Fallout franchise also had a massive discount recently, which brought more players to the franchise. In case you’re itching for more Fallout, Fallout 4 next-gen version is going to be released soon.
