{"id":34693,"date":"2024-07-26T15:56:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T06:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=34693"},"modified":"2024-07-26T15:56:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T06:56:19","slug":"earth-defense-force-6-doubles-predecessors-peak-player-count-in-just-one-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/earth-defense-force-6-doubles-predecessors-peak-player-count-in-just-one-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Defense Force 6 doubles predecessor\u2019s peak player count in just one day\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Earth Defense Force 6<\/strong> was just released on July 25 for PS4\/PS5 and PC (Steam\/Epic Games Store). In only one day, it has surpassed over 17,000 concurrent players on Steam.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this is not just an impressive first day player count. With a peak of 17,863 concurrent players so far, the sixth EDF entry has more than doubled the maximum count of the series\u2019 previous game (as noticed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespark.jp\/article\/2024\/07\/26\/143572.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game*Spark<\/a>). Earth Defense Force 5 peaked at 8,416 concurrent players 5 years ago (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2291060\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SteamDB<\/a>). EDF6 is currently the 4<sup>th<\/sup> most popular release on Steam, as shown on the SteamDB top page.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240726-34693-001.jpg\" alt=\"Earth Defense Force 6 EDF6 War of the Worlds\" class=\"wp-image-34700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240726-34693-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240726-34693-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240726-34693-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Fighting off some War of the Worlds-style aliens in Earth Defense Force 6.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earth Defense Force 6 sticks with the sci-fi TPS franchise\u2019s goofy and over-the-top premises and tone. As an Earth Defense Force soldier, you must use all the tools at your disposal to battle off hordes of alien invaders that are once again threatening the Earth\u2019s existence. The game is being praised for its cheesy dialogue, smooth action, new maps and weapons. Overall, the game seems to have improved and expanded upon Earth Defense Force 5\u2019s foundations to deliver another title that will appeal to fans of the series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 - Release Date Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/io_UDlG6KyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, when it comes to reviews, Earth Defense Force 6\u2019s launch hasn\u2019t got off to the smoothest start. Players on Steam are <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/earth-defense-force-6-devs-apologize-for-surprise-epic-games-account-requirement-clarify-that-its-only-needed-for-the-first-time\/\">required to log into an Epic Games Account once before they can play the game online, a fact that was not made clear to users before purchase.<\/a> After disgruntled users negative review bombed the game, D3PUBLISHER made an <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2291060\/view\/4361257526914035378?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apology statement and clear explanation<\/a> regarding the Epic Games Account requirement on the Steam store page announcements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earth Defense Force 6 is available for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2291060\/EARTH_DEFENSE_FORCE_6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>, Epic Games Store) and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10002862\">PS4\/PS5<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Releasing on July 25, Earth Defense Force 6 has surpassed over 17,000 concurrent players on Steam in just a day, more than double EDF5&#8217;s peak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":34699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-34693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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