Lightfall really has arrived

It’s been an enormous week for the Future 2 crew at Bungie. On February 28 the newest enlargement, Lightfall, was launched and the participant base got here out to assist in its lots. Not solely did Future 2: Lightfall see large numbers and a surge in concurrent gamers, but it surely broke its personal earlier Steam file.

As proven on SteamDB, the file for the variety of concurrent gamers on Steam previous to February 28’s launch of Lightfall was round 292,000. This occurred with 2019’s launch of the Shadowkeep enlargement, which was the primary main DLC to be launched independently by Bungie after buying publishing rights for the sequence from Activision earlier that 12 months. 2022’s The Witch Queen got here in shut, however Lightfall noticed a record-breaking 316,750 concurrent Steam gamers logging in to find the secrets and techniques of the newly found metropolis of Neomuna.

It’s unclear what exactly drew so many Guardians into the sport without delay with the launch of Lightfall. Is it the brand new Strand subclass? Maybe it’s the brand new storyline detailing Calus and his Shadow Legion’s invasion of Neomuna seeking the Veil? Perhaps it’s simply lots of of 1000’s of individuals excited to proceed with the seasonal storyline, which sees Mara Sov crew up with Guardians to face Xivu Arath’s impending struggle. Regardless of the motive, the file has been smashed for Future 2 by over 10,000 gamers.

Our finish begins

Future 2: Lightfall is the penultimate installment within the Gentle and Darkish saga of the sport, which will probably be concluded with 2024’s The Ultimate Form. Bungie not too long ago launched a mammoth weblog put up detailing the 12 months forward, and it’s anticipated that gamers will hear extra about the way forward for Future inside the subsequent 12 months as we draw nearer to the subsequent enlargement’s launch.