The success of Palworld keeps growing, this time shattering Steam records as it has surpassed 1.5 million concurrent players, becoming the platform’s third-highest, most-concurrent-played game.

Palworld’s Success Isn’t Slowing Down

By now, there’s no denying that Palworld is a resounding success, selling over one million in the first eight hours of release, followed by selling five million copies in the first three days. That’s no easy task for an IP that is brand-new, though its likeness to Nintendo’s Pokemon franchise likely played a significant role in that success. In fact, many have described it as “Pokemon with guns,” despite the gameplay being different from the series.

Either way, it’s clear that players are taking a liking to the idea, so much so that on Steam alone, the game saw a whopping 1,582,482 concurrent players for today, January 22, surpassing LOST ARK, DOTA 2, Elden Ring, and many others to claim the third most played spot on Steam for concurrent players.

[3rd highest all-time peak in Steam history! ]

Steam users currently playing #Palworld has exceeded 1.5 million!

Thank you so much for making us the 3rd highest concurrently played game on Steam ever!

We are working hard to make the game as enjoyable as possible.

Thank you! pic.twitter.com/bPsFtAFuM1

— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) January 22, 2024

It trails behind Counter-Strike 2, which has 1.8 million concurrent players. At the very top, we have PUIBG, which had a massive 3.2 million players online in a single instance. Though Palworld continues to grow with each day passing, we aren’t sure if it’ll manage to break that record held by PUBG.

It would be an impressive feat. But it would need to double its numbers on Steam to break it. This does make Palworld the second most-played concurrent player count for a paid experience, right behind PUBG,.

Can Palworld keep this momentum going?

Will Palworld Come to PS5?

In other Palworld news, at the moment, the title is only available on Xbox Series X|S and PC, with many wondering if it will make its way over to the PlayStation 5. While  Pocket Pair In. has yet to announce a PS5 version of Palworld officially, we know from their FAQ posting that they may be considering it.

We don’t have plans for this at the moment, but will consider it during development!

We speculate that part of the reason why there’s no PS5 version to begin with is Microsoft shelling out for Game Pass inclusion, as well as the fact that it’s releasing in an early access state. We’ve seen this with numerous early access releases arriving on PC and Xbox, leaving PlayStation gamers out until an official full release. Chances are, PlayStation isn’t too keen on this kind of program unless it’s in the form of an alpha, beta, or demo.

This may be another reason why Palworld isn’t on the platform, as it’s still considered to be an unfinished game. Titles in early access can often stay in this state for years, with some examples listed on Steamspy nearing almost a full decade of early access.

It’s hard to say if Palworld will be one of those titles stuck in early access for years, but given how popular it has become and its sales, we have a feeling that Pocket Pair Inc. will. be doing everything it can to get to that “1.0” version, which is typically considered to be the “completed” version of a game.

Could we see the PS5 version then? Maybe, but for now, Palworld is only available on PC and Xbox Series X|S.