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

Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals ignited the gaming world with hugely successful weekend launches. Discover the remarkable achievements!

A Massive 500,000+ Player Base

A Weekend of Record-Breaking Launches

The weekend witnessed the triumphant debuts of two highly anticipated games. Both Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 welcomed over half a million players on their respective launch days. The free-to-play arena shooter, Marvel Rivals, launched on December 6th, followed by Path of Exile 2's Early Access release on December 7th.

Path of Exile 2's Early Access launch on Steam alone saw a peak of 578,569 concurrent players—a truly impressive number for a paid Early Access title. Twitch viewership for the game exceeded 1 million on launch day. The game's immense popularity even temporarily overwhelmed the SteamDB database, resulting in a humorous public acknowledgment from SteamDB itself.

Even before launch, Path of Exile 2 had already surpassed 1 million pre-orders, a figure that rapidly climbed in the hours leading up to the server opening. This unprecedented surge of players purchasing Early Access prompted a last-minute database upgrade by the development team to handle the influx of traffic. Despite server expansions, players still experienced disconnections, login issues, and lengthy queues, highlighting the game's incredible anticipation.

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