Phantom Blade Zero reports differ on Steam peak player count

Entertainment · First reported 31 Oct, 05:07 · Updated 08:57

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The two reports give different Steam concurrent-player peaks for Phantom Blade Zero: TechNode cites 822,361 over the weekend after release, while TechPowerUp reports a record of 731,026. Both describe Steam counts, not the game’s total audience across platforms.

TechNode says the game reached 822,361 simultaneous Steam players over the weekend after its October 29 release; it notes that this is not a sales total.
TechPowerUp reports a peak of 731,026 concurrent Steam players, after counts of 500,000 within nine hours and 723,876 around 12 hours after launch.
Both reports say the game also launched on PlayStation 5; TechPowerUp additionally mentions Epic Games.

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Key facts

TechNode reported Steam peak: 822,361 simultaneous players over the weekend after release
TechPowerUp reported Steam record: 731,026 concurrent players
Release date: October 29
Platforms mentioned: PC and PlayStation 5; TechPowerUp also lists Epic Games
Developer: S-GAME