Square Enix launched in early April, Outriders has reached more than 3.5 million players in total. The production, which had a difficult release week, brought with it some problemsas you know . Developer People Can Fly has been able to solve some bugs that negatively affect players, while a new update has been announced that will be released soon. A date has been given, but it has not yet been confirmed.
New patch for Outriders to be released today
Square Enix said it was on track to become “one of the company’s next big series” for the Outriders after a successful debut in terms of player numbers. The production, which gained a lot of attention in the early days with more than 100,000 players on Steam, was developed by People Can Fly, who is experienced with shooter games.
According to numbers shared by publisher Square Enix, the co-op sci-fi-themed shooter game reached more than 3.5 million players between April 1 and May 1, 2021. The game’s availability to Xbox Game Pass subscribers seems to support the number of players in the long run.
“With over 3.5 million unique players, over 30 hours of average game time, and extremely high participation for co-gameplay, we and the great team at People Can Fly are thrilled with this initial success,” said Jon Brooke, co-president of Square Enix External Studios.
“Launching a new series is never easy and we are very grateful for the community’s support and feedback. We continue to listen carefully to the community and want everyone to know that we are committed to improving and improving the experience in the coming weeks and months. We also hope to expand Outriders in the future.”
In a developer update yesterday, an Outriders community manager says the next patch of the game will address some sort of damage reduction issue. This problem prevents players from dying when they suddenly receive fatal damage.
“We hope to publish it on Thursday, May 20, but this date will be confirmed after successfully passing the test,” they said. It also aims to solve some of the crashe and stuttering problems of the new patch. Although steps have been taken for these issues that occurred with the release of the game, there are still some issues affecting the experience of the players. If you missed it, you can read our Review of Outriders by clicking here. You can also express your opinions about the game in the comments.