Gamers will forever remember the month of September as when Starfield launched. With the imminent release of the Bethesda title just around the corner, a number of players have already begun their journey across the stars, and the numbers registered so far are nothing short of astounding.
Eager gamers who bought the Premium Edition or the Constellation Edition were granted a 5-day head start with an early access code. This enabled them to embark on their interstellar adventure starting on August 31.
What's surprising is that a couple of hours after the game's launch, Starfield skyrocketed to an impressive peak of 234,502 concurrent players, as reported by SteamDB. This remarkable achievement now places the new Bethesda IP as the sixth-highest game in terms of concurrent player count within a 24-hour span.
Before you shrug off this impressive milestone, you'd do well to remember that the game has yet to officially launch. Only players who forked out at least $100 have had the exclusive opportunity to start their galactic voyage well ahead of Game Pass subscribers and Xbox users. Additionally, if we factor in the Game Pass subscribers who paid the $34.99 asking fee for the Premium Edition to access it early, there's a good chance that this figure is much higher.