Destiny 2s new release structure fails to capture fans as player counts plummet act-on-act
You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereBungie has officially released Destiny 2 Revenant Act 3, the final section of its ongoing story epilogue. Coming after The Final Shape wrapped up the series original arc, the new story content has resulted in the lowest player counts for the series yet.With the release of Act 3, there was an overall expectation that Destiny 2 could claw back some of its departed players. However, thats not the case, as the launch of Act 3 has resulted in the lowest concurrent player count of any new content drop in franchise history.Destiny 2 Revenant fails to bring back playersLooking at the games Steam Charts profile, its easy to see a worrying trend for the future of Destiny 2. As with any live-service game, Destiny 2 benefits from a surge in players whenever theres a new content drop, and thats the same with the ongoing Revenant release structure.However, with each Acts release, Destiny 2 has seen drastically lower returning player counts act-on-act. With the release of The Final Shape in June 2024, the looter shooter saw its highest concurrent player count in over a year, rising from a historic low of 38,000 players in November to a staggering 314,000.The release of Revenant Act 1 saw a large number of players returning to the game, albeit down substantially from The Final Shape to just 78,000 concurrents on Steam. On November 19th, the release date for Act 2, the games player count spiked again to just 53,000 players.Revenant Act 3 follows the same downward trend, this time boasting only 36,000 concurrent players on release. While tens of thousands of players is still nothing to balk at, it is still lower than the games historic low before the release of The Final Shape.Every major update sees a spike in player numbers, but Revenant is failing to grab hold of players. The data proves that, outside of a very core fanbase, the majority of Destiny 2 players are not keen on returning after the release of The Final Shape. With Destiny 3 not in the works, its up to the games two expansions later this year to see if theres any juice left in the tank. Unfortunately, it seems the juice is loose.Destiny 2Platform(s):Google Stadia, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Web, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, First Person, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter8VideoGamerRelated TopicsDestiny 2 Subscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share