{"id":6557,"date":"2025-05-27T15:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:42:16","slug":"star-wars-battlefront-2-sets-new-steam-player-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/gaming\/star-wars-battlefront-2-sets-new-steam-player-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Battlefront 2 Sets New Steam Player Record Five Years After Ending Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There is a disturbance in the force. <\/strong>Star Wars Battlefront 2 on <a href=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/tag\/steam\/\">Steam <\/a>has hit a staggering new peak for concurrent users, marking an incredible resurgence four years after its last record all thanks to a campaign launched on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resurgence all started on May 4th on the wave of enthusiasm for the Star Wars Day celebrations, when the servers surprisingly repopulated, reaching 5,000 concurrent users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"933\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Battlefront2.png\" alt=\"Star Wars Battlefront 2\" class=\"wp-image-6558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Battlefront2.png 933w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Battlefront2-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Battlefront2-768x756.png 768w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Battlefront2-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/everyonegaming.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Battlefront2-750x739.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Star Wars Battlefront 2 servers have experienced a resurgence with both seasoned and new players.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the numbers have continued to grow, reaching a peak of 18,635 concurrent users yesterday\u2014almost double the roughly <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1237950\/charts\/#max\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10,000 reported in January 2021<\/a><\/strong>. This surge indicates that the social media campaign has not only drawn back previous players but has also attracted new ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join the rebellion and see you on the battlefront.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/embed\/?appid=1237950\" height=\"389\" style=\"border:0;overflow:hidden;width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a disturbance in the force. Star Wars Battlefront 2 on Steam has hit a staggering new peak for concurrent users, marking an incredible resurgence four years after its last record all thanks to a campaign launched on social media. 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