Apex LegendsSeason 7, Ascension, began less than a week ago. Season 7 not only introduceda new playable legend, a new map, and a series first in drivable vehicles, but also introduced the game to a playerbase of millions on Steam.
The game became available on Steam not even five days ago, and already it has passed a major milestone with over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. This is enough to place it in the top 10 for player count, according to Steam statistics.Apex Legendstopped out today at 116,660 concurrent players, putting it at number five behind the likes of multiplayer titansCounter Strike: Global Offensive,Dota 2,Rocket Leagueandthe popular 2020 hitAmong Us.
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This is great company to be in, but it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise given thatApex Legendsis on its way to becoming a billion-dollar franchisein the near future, according to EA COO and CFO Blake Jorgensen. The game is only going to continue to grow as it comes to more platforms, with amobile release planned before the end of 2022.
Apex Legendswas also supposed to release on the Nintendo Switch at the same time as the Steam version of the game, but developerRespawn Entertainment delayed the Switch version to 2021, citing technical issues.
Apex LegendsSeason 7 is a hit among fans so far, with many loving the new map, cosmetics and buffs to characters like Loba and Pathfinder. One thing players aren’t crazy about, however, is the changesApex Legends’Battle Pass, which according to many players made leveling up and unlocking things too difficult. The level of backlash Respawn received was enough to prompt the studio to halve the difficulty of challenges.
Apex Legendsis available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One with Mobile, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X/S versions in development
