Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart peaks at less than 9k concurrent players on Steam, third worst PC launch for PlayStation game | Game World Observer
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest PlayStation game ported to PC. While it got attention thanks to the use of DirectStorage 1.2, its launch numbers are quite unimpressive compared to SIE’s other first-party titles on Steam.

Launched on July 26, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart only peaked at 8,757 concurrent players (CCU) on Steam (via SteamDB).

It currently holds a “Very Positive” rating based on 670 user reviews, with 84% of them being positive.

This makes Rift Apart the third worst launch on PC for a PlayStation game, only above Returnal (6,691 CCU) and Sackboy: A Big Adventure (610 CCU). There is also a PC version of Helldivers, with 6,744 peak CCU, but its developer Arrowhead is not SIE’s first-party studio.

  • @hightrix
    3•1 year ago

    I wonder if it being free on ps+ is having any effect. I had considered buying it on steam, but it being free on ps5 made that decision easy.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 year ago

      I don’t think the overlap of those with PS5 and PC is that high. I think it’s more the lack of marketing , $60 price tag, and being released 2 years later. It’s also now competing with other triple a titles that have come out since then like Diablo 4. And other Sony exclusives on the PC that are now $20 or lower that those who are price sensitive can opt for instead getting multiple Sony exclusives for the price of one.

      I haven’t played Ratchet since I don’t have a PS5, and I do want to play it. Just not for $60.