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[TVexperto]

Hey there, my first thread but I thought this is worthy of a new thread:

The guy who did the Battlefield Stats websites just put his Battlefront site online.

Currently online players

PC: 41,425 (24h peak: 49,871)

XBOXONE: 110,704 (24h peak: 110,817)

PS4: 179,511 (24h peak: 187,286)

Total: 331,640

http://swbstats.com/

So the marketing deal for Sony was worth it? What do you think? How were the numbers for Battlefield 4 after launch?

Edit:
Those numbers are legit, I contacted the person who made the sites:

They are fetched every 5 minutes from EA's servers where all players are connected to. We don't calculate anything ourselves. These are direct numbers for every platform.

// Mod Edit:

The numbers are about the same as Battlefield 4:

Here's a graph of Battlefield 4 numbers, per platform:

For those who don't know, EA offer an open API to Battlelog.

 

[xxracerxx]

God dayum

 

[Wario64]

How accurate is data

 

[The Last One]

I'm playing this on Ps4 and find a match is extremely fast.

 

[DNAbro]

Well there are more PS4s out there than Xbox ones so that is not exactly shocking. Adding PC in though is a bit.

 

[HotHamWater]

It was the same for BF3 and BF4, wasn't it?

 

[unholyrevenger72]

So the marketing deal for Sony was worth it?

Absolutely. the gap is probably only going to grow come christmas time and kids start unwrapping PS4's with Battlefront

 

[JeffGrubb]

Here's something fun. If the attach rate for Battlefront is identical on Bone and PS4 (which is crazy, I know), Xbox One has sold around 15.4 million units.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

let's see

ps4 is the most popular current gen platform, and all the advertising was done for ps4

the pc version is missing things like mod support, a server browser, etc

makes a lot of sense as to why the ps4 version is dominating

 

[BinaryBear07]

That doesn't surprise me.

 

[Gunslinger]

Not surprised getting matches in ps4 within seconds regardless of which mode I pick.

 

[daman824]

Well it's the highest selling console, and those numbers include bundles. Not really surprising at all

 

[KZXcellent]

Glad I mostly game on PS4. Haven't had any issues finding a match obviously. It's pretty instant.

 

[RoboPlato]

I think Battlefield may have been like this too. I remember at one point BF4 on PS4 had more players than Hardline on all platforms.


Those numbers are huge all around though.

 

[Jarod McChicken]

On Amazon, the PS4/XBO SKUs are very close, but when you add the two PS4 bundles...

 

[komorebi]

Well there are more PS4s out there than Xbox ones so that is not exactly shocking. Adding PC in though is a bit.

Exactly, nothing surprising about this. I wouldn't say it has anything to do with marketing either.

 

[hydruxo]

I'm playing this on Ps4 and find a match is extremely fast.

Yeah it's the fastest I've ever seen in a mp game. Puts you in a game instantly.

 

[Neuromancer]

How accurate is data

Depends whether we like what it suggests, or not.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

I'm playing this on Ps4 and find a match is extremely fast.

I'm playing this on XB1 and finding a match is extremely fast.

¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[darkside31337]

I mean... its really not that surprising. If you live in the US you kind of lose context of how badly the PS4 is outselling the XB1 nearly everywhere else in the world. Add in an appealing PS4 system bundle with the game along with all the advertising from Sony and its less of a surprise.

 

[Card Boy]

I assume the Xbox One numbers would be inflated due to EA Access trials.

 

[DoublePayje]

PC-players peak numbers in the last 24h:

Star Wars: Battlefront ~49k players ONE DAY AFTER RELEASE
CoD: Black Ops 3 ~ 42k players a week after release (coming from 62k one day after release)
Battlefield 4 ~ 30k players two years after release

Really shocking. Battlefront bombed on pc practically.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Not surprising. It's been difficult getting into some matches at times on PC. Not too bad, but it'll be interesting to see how that develops after a few months.

 

[Nokterian]

let's see

ps4 is the most popular current gen platform, and all the advertising was done for ps4

the pc version is missing things like mod support, a server browser, etc

makes a lot of sense as to why the ps4 version is dominating

PC version will be dead in a few months because of that.

 

[Qassim]

Battlefield 4 must have burned the PC user base quite a bit, the player bases for DICE's games used to be very competitive on PC (for their newer console/PC games).

 

[Shenmue]

This doesn't seem to be a game the FPS crowd on PC would play. I think they are more into games like Counterstrike, Team Fortress, or Overwatch, so the PC numbers aren't that important.

No surprise whatsoever that the PS4 version is beating the Xbox One version though. More consoles in people's hands, marketing, better version in every aspect, etc...

 

[MrDaravon]

Absolutely. the gap is probably only going to grow come christmas time and kids start unwrapping PS4's with Battlefront

Yup. Their marketing has been killing it and it's all attached to Sony, and there conveniently are two PS4 bundles you can buy with the game.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Sonys lackluster first party lineup for the holidays paid off, congrats.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

PC version will be dead in a few months because of that.

forcing matchmaking on pc sure worked out well for call of duty

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Sonys lackluster first party lineup for the holidays paid off, congrats.

Here we go..

 

[The Last One]

Yeah it's the fastest I've ever seen in a mp game. Puts you in a game instantly.

Yep, it's amazing. Hope it stays like that till the end of the year at least.

 

[Game4life]

Even if PC had mod support and server browsers it would not have come close to the numbers on PS4 version.

 

[shinobi602]

I expected the PC number to be much higher than that...

 

[Gunslinger]

Sonys lackluster first party lineup for the holidays paid off, congrats.

Damn son. Went all out with that comment lmaoooo. Lol seriously man I don't get this comment.

 

[Goldenroad]

Keep in mind MS just released two HUGE exclusives this month, whereas Sony is relying solely on third party's this fall. I don't own an XBOX btw, but if I did, and I was looking for a multiplayer shooter to play, I would 100% buy Halo 5 before Battlefront.

 

[Ikuu]

I expected the PC number to be much higher than that...

Based on what?

 

[DarthWalden]

Well the Ps4/xb1 numbers make sense because the ps4 is outselling the xb1 roughly 2;1.

Those PC numbers seem very low though

 

[NateDrake]

Total number is only 329,115. Sounds like a bomba. /s

These figures don't really show much of anything. If the PS4 wasn't the best selling sku, it would be surprising considering the marketing deal and being the market leader.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Definitely worth it but doesn't this just fall in line with the market share between PS4 and XBO?

 

[bananafactory]

Keep in mind MS just released two HUGE exclusives this month, whereas Sony is relying solely on third party's this fall. I don't own an XBOX btw, but if I did, and I was looking for a multiplayer shooter to play, I would 100% buy Halo 5 before Battlefront.

I have Halo 5 and I'm playing Battlefront with most of my friends. It was definitely overshadowed by COD and SW

 

[RiccochetJ]

Does EA have an API that offers up real time stats like that? That's pretty cool!

 

[EatChildren]

If I keep getting auto matched with 170ms ping servers I'll be pulling the plug, and I'm sure much of the PC community will burn out from that bullshit too.

 

[tuna_love]

Is this world wide?

 

[Alebrije]

 

[Tokyo Rain]

PS4 MASTER RACE

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Even if PC had mod support and server browsers it would not have come close to the numbers on PS4 version.

Probably true, most PC gamers can still see that the game is not worth $60 and would stay away from it regardless.

 

[JaseC]

When it comes to online shooters on the PC, there's Valve's stuff then everything else. Modern Call of Duty shares much the same fate: the numbers start off relatively respectable, but they're well shy of the numbers on consoles and after a month or two have dropped sharply as people went back to playing whatever was occupying their time before release.

 

[TVexperto]

It is still the first week so those numbers will def rise over the weekend I think.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Sonys lackluster first party lineup for the holidays paid off, congrats.

This is some first party butthurt.

 

[Coroner]

I expected the PC number to be much higher than that...

You mean before we knew how crap the PC version was?