Look, it's so easy to lie with statistics. I'll call this out when any side does it, and I'll give OP the benefit and say this is unintentional.
Starfield and Cyberpunk are the only singleplayer games in the top thirty as far as playerbase. Falloff is natural, and they're competing with much older games, all multiplayer, which shows what people consistently play. Counter-Strike, DotA, PUBG, Apex Legends, GTA5.
Comparing Starfield to Cyberpunk, both were very hyped up games...falloff is going to happen. It took less than a month for Cyberpunk to reach 10% of initial playercount, Starfield is still around 33%.
I picked a semi 'our guy' game for comparison, Kingdome Come: Deliverance was the first that sprang to mind. It reached 10% of peak in about a month too. The Witcher 3, a fan favorite, lasted like a week longer before hitting 10%.
Like or hate Starfield - and there's plenty of criticism to levy - but it's at the very least doing as expected...arguably better. Playercount will keep falling, but that's to be expected.
Oh, and I didn't even touch on it because it has some multiplayer, but Baldur's Gate 3 blows both out of the water in a big way, retaining 75% of its playerbase after a month, and is still at 30% after almost two months.
If people are going to dunk on any of these games, at least do it for correct reasons, not spinning numbers to represent a narrative that isn't true.
Look, it's so easy to lie with statistics. I'll call this out when any side does it, and I'll give OP the benefit and say this is unintentional.
Starfield and Cyberpunk are the only singleplayer games in the top thirty as far as playerbase. Falloff is natural, and they're competing with much older games, all multiplayer, which shows what people consistently play. Counter-Strike, DotA, PUBG, Apex Legends, GTA5.
Comparing Starfield to Cyberpunk, both were very hyped up games...falloff is going to happen. It took less than a month for Cyberpunk to reach 10% of initial playercount, Starfield is still around 33%.
I picked a semi 'our guy' game for comparison, Kingdome Come: Deliverance was the first that sprang to mind. It reached 10% of peak in about a month too. The Witcher 3, a fan favorite, lasted like a week longer before hitting 10%.
Like or hate Starfield - and there's plenty of criticism to levy - but it's at the very least doing as expected...arguably better. Playercount will keep falling, but that's to be expected.
Oh, and I didn't even touch on it because it has some multiplayer, but Baldur's Gate 3 blows both out of the water in a big way, retaining 75% of its playerbase after a month, and is still at 30% after almost two months.
If people are going to dunk on any of these games, at least do it for correct reasons, not spinning numbers to represent a narrative that isn't true.
Great post. Love it when we keep each other in check whilst still assuming good faith!