{"id":6752,"date":"2021-11-29T22:15:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T13:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=6752"},"modified":"2021-11-29T22:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T13:15:06","slug":"20211129-6752","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211129-6752\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming Simulator 22 is off to a great start with over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Publication date of the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211129-183881\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-11-29 10:52 (JST)<br>Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em><strong>Farming Simulator 22<\/strong><\/em> launched on November 22, and it seems to be off to a good start. SteamDB reports. The concurrent player count on Steam reached 105,636 at one point, and as of this writing (Nov. 29 JST), more than 30,000 players are playing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reference point, the previous title <em>Farming Simulator 19<\/em>\u2019s highest concurrent player count on Steam is 59,466, recorded three years ago when it launched (<a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/787860\/graphs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SteamDB<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Farming Simulator has more players than Battlefield. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zQKZvvrIbv\">pic.twitter.com\/zQKZvvrIbv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SteamDB (@SteamDB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteamDB\/status\/1464992722486497287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Farming Simulator 22<\/em> lets you experience the life of a farmer by building a farm and working on it. Plow the fields, sow the seeds, water them, and harvest the crops. \u201cMore than 400 machines and tools from over 100 real agricultural brands like Case IH, CLAAS, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra, and many more are available for your farm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three maps available in this game: Mediterranean south of France, US-Midwest, and European Alpine region. In terms of animal husbandry, cows, sheep, chickens, pigs, horses, and even bees are included in the game. New features include production chains and seasonal cycles, which are there to further enhance the immersion. The game supports online multiplayer for up to 16 players and cross-platform play.<\/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=\"\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf3e LAUNCH-TRAILER: &quot;Farming will grow on you!&quot; - Farming Simulator 22\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kd1QeyouQOU?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><br><em>Farming Simulator<\/em> has been a popular series for a while, but it has reached a new height with the latest title. Maybe it has to do with the fact that <em>Farming Simulator 22 <\/em>is the first PC entry in three years. The last game in the series to be released on PC was <em>Farming Simulator 19<\/em>, which was released back in November 2018. The next game <em>Farming Simulator 20<\/em> came out only for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, and <em>Farming Simulator 21<\/em> doesn\u2019t exist in the first place. It\u2019s likely that the fan expectations were higher than usual. The game releasing near Thanksgiving Day might have attributed to the high CCU count as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The developer Giants Software continued to roll out DLC for <em>Farming Simulator 19<\/em> over the years and distributed the base game for free on the Epic Games Store in January of 2020. They also established the Farming Simulator League, a pro eSports league for the <em>Farming Simulator<\/em> series. The company has been catering to existing players while also inviting newcomers to expand the user base. The game is also popular among influencers. The potential of this series has been gradually rising and has exploded with the release of <em>Farming Simulator 22.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/20211129-183881-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Farming Simulator <\/em>is a long-running series with a strong staying power, so it\u2019ll be interesting to see how many more virtual farmers will join the experience in the future. <em>Farming Simulator 22<\/em> is currently available on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farming Simulator 22 is off to a great start with over 100,000 concurrent players on Steam. 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