Palworld has been breaking records left, right and center since its launch. In fact, the number of concurrent players reached unprecedented heights, and an “emergency meeting” was called with Epic Games to quickly resolve the issue.
Palworld has been a must-see since its release on January 19th, selling over 1 million copies in the first eight hours alone. Players have praised both the concept and gameplay of the self-proclaimed “multiplayer, open-world survival, and crafting game.”
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Palworld’s developer, Pocketpair, is excited about the game’s unexpected popularity. However, it was not completely smooth sailing at the time of his debut.
Most notably, we encountered connectivity issues with Xbox Game Pass. There was some frustration over the weekend, especially with the game’s co-op mode. Now Epic Games is stepping in.
As the game’s concurrent player count was much higher than expected, many players found themselves encountering errors when trying to connect and play with friends.
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As the developers of Pocketpair explained on Twitter. “His player count has exceeded 700,000 and we are experiencing an issue with the Epic Games backend.”
However, an “emergency meeting” with Epic resulted in a quick solution to the problem.
“Connectivity has improved and errors should start to disappear soon,” the developers said on Twitter.Since the fix, Palworld has Over 850,000 concurrent players at peak According to Steam Charts.
This puts it in the top 10 most played games on Steam, and its player count shows no signs of slowing down. Palworld’s explosive popularity looks set to continue breaking records for some time to come.
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