{"id":134655,"date":"2024-12-08T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T01:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134655"},"modified":"2024-12-08T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T01:17:52","slug":"500000-steam-concurrents-1-1-million-twitch-viewers-a-smash-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134655","title":{"rendered":"500,000 Steam Concurrents, 1.1 Million Twitch Viewers, A Smash Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Path of Exile 2<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Grinding Gear<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was some debate about what game would make the biggest impact in the last 48 hours, Marvel Rivals, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle or Path of Exile 2. Turns out <em>all<\/em> three games have been received really well, but it seems like Path of Exile 2 is going to win out due to the sheer size of the playerbase that has shown up, numbers that are still climbing as I speak.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2024\/12\/06\/path-of-exile-servers-down-the-latest-updates-on-login-issues\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2024\/12\/06\/path-of-exile-servers-down-the-latest-updates-on-login-issues\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2024\/12\/06\/path-of-exile-servers-down-the-latest-updates-on-login-issues\/\" aria-label=\"expected hours of delays and login issues\" rel=\"noopener\">expected hours of delays and login issues<\/a>, Path of Exile 2 went online by the end of the day and hundreds of thousands of players got to dive in, myself included. The numbers it has put up so far are stunning, it had 1.1 million Twitch viewers before the game was even online, excluding numbers from other sites like YouTube or Kick.<\/p>\n<p>The game has also is about to hit 500,000 concurrent players on <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2694490\/charts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2694490\/charts\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2694490\/charts\/\" aria-label=\"Steam\">Steam<\/a> alone, and it\u2019s still climbing as the weekend presses on. Peaks are usually hit Sunday night, so there\u2019s no telling where it might cap out. Those numbers already put it inside the top 20 Steam games of all time in terms of concurrents, though it needs to get all the way up to 900,000 to break the top 10, which seems challenging. But who knows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-1\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Path of Exile 2<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Grinding Gear<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Because of the nature of the online game with no actual review copies, no scores are in, only a half dozen \u201cTBD\u201d ongoing reviews. But it does have an 82% \u201cVery Positive\u201d score on Steam, and some of those negative reviews are no doubt tied to some of the server and connection issues. So it\u2019s doing well.<\/p>\n<p>Is the game as good as it seems? Well, I only have my own opinion here, but yes, it\u2019s starting out strong and is thoroughly addicting. I cannot speak as an existing Path of Exile player, as I only played it briefly years ago, but for the Diablo 2 fan, this is as close to that game as you\u2019re going to get in 2024 besides the remaster, and it\u2019s much harder core nature which is going to please many fans who think Diablo has gone too casual in recent years (disclaimer: I still enjoy Diablo).<\/p>\n<p>One of the most interesting aspects of the game is the lack of difficulty options, giving it sort of a Dark Souls feel where story or optional bosses you find may crush you unless you come back later better geared and leveled to beat them. But the game isn\u2019t <em>that<\/em> punishing, unless of course you\u2019re playing hardcore, so it\u2019s still accessible. Just don\u2019t look at the skill tree.<\/p>\n<p>Path of Exile 2 is a hit, and it was always going to be a hit. I\u2019m glad to see it, and also happy to see Rivals and Indy doing so well at the same time. 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