While Activision has announced how successful Call of Duty: WWII has been out of the gate, it seems the game’s not captivating players enough — at least on PC — as the player population has dropped by more than 20,000 players just a few weeks since launch.
Over on SteamCharts, it shows that the all-time peak of Call of Duty: WWII is at over 56,000 players, but the highest it’s been so far this holiday weekend is at 29.556. Note that this number is more than your average given the holidays and the weekends, which means more players can log on. Checking the numbers from launch day (November 3, 2017) until today, we see the COD: WWII player base drop to below 10K levels multiple times.
Does this mean that gamers are moving on to other games? Maybe, maybe not. We’ll most likely have a fairer assessment of how it goes a month or two after launch. Of course, there’s a good chance some players are not logging in until Sledgehammer Games fixes the issues that are still plaguing the game.
In other COD: WWII news, go read up on our list of stuff we want fixed by Sledgehammer Games ASAP. Our final review also made its way out which you can read about here.
Do you think this is a cause for concern for Sledgehammer Games? Why do you think the player count is dropping that much just weeks after launch?
Not surprised at all. This game is empty of all it needs to be great for players needing Teamwork, strategy, Clan Support, great communications between Teamworking players.
Until another game like a great SOCOM game or Battlefield 2 or 3 game hits the market… I just don’t bother to turn on my PS4 anymore.
Ooft, I’d love a return to SOCOM!
And this is a surprise? Not really. We had no interest in BF1. Just a weak game with no Clan Support. BF3 was still a better game for online MP Modern War game.
If EA/DICE screws up Battlefield 5 next year or early 2019 with loot boxes and microtransactions like Star Wars Battlefront 2 has… BF5 will die. Our Clan won’t touch it without Clan Support and custom User Private Servers like BF3 had. If BF5 is made in the mold of BF3… we’ll buy it! BF5 must return to a modern war game like BF3 was!!! A Vietnam game will be crap!
And this is a surprise? Not really. We had no interest in BF1. Just a weak game with no Clan Support. BF3 was still a better game for online MP Modern War game.
If EA/DICE screws up Battlefield 5 next year or early 2019 with loot boxes and microtransactions like Star Wars Battlefront 2 has… BF5 will die. Our Clan won’t touch it without Clan Support and custom User Private Servers like BF3 had. If BF5 is made in the mold of BF3… we’ll buy it! BF5 must return to a modern war game like BF3 was!!! A Vietnam game will be crap!
Not surprised at all. This game is empty of all it needs to be great for players needing Teamwork, strategy, Clan Support, great communications between Teamworking players.
Until another game like a great SOCOM game or Battlefield 2 or 3 game hits the market… I just don’t bother to turn on my PS4 anymore.
Ooft, I’d love a return to SOCOM!