PoE2 and Marvel Rivals Sets Gaming World Ablaze with Successful Weekend Launch

Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals ignited the gaming world with incredibly successful launch weekends. Discover the remarkable achievements below!

Half a Million Players Each

A Phenomenal Weekend for Gaming

The weekend saw two major game releases achieve phenomenal success, each attracting 500,000 players on their launch days. Marvel Rivals, a free-to-play team-based PVP arena shooter, debuted on December 6th, followed by Path of Exile 2's Early Access launch on December 7th.

Path of Exile 2's Early Access launch on Steam alone peaked at an astonishing 578,569 concurrent players. This is a significant achievement for a paid Early Access title. Twitch viewership for the game exceeded 1 million on launch day. The game's popularity even temporarily overwhelmed SteamDB, the database tracking Steam statistics, resulting in a humorous acknowledgment from SteamDB themselves.

Prior to release, Path of Exile 2 had already surpassed 1 million pre-orders, a number that rapidly increased in the hours leading up to launch. The massive influx of players purchasing Early Access resulted in a last-minute database upgrade by the development team to handle the unprecedented demand. Despite this expansion, some players experienced disconnections and login issues, highlighting the immense anticipation surrounding the game's release.

Read Game8's review of Path of Exile 2's Early Access build!