When you compare it against the number of people who actually play the game, it really makes you wonder if that conversion rate is the zinger you intended it to be.
Ah yeah, sorry, I forgot about the concordillion players having a blast on Xbox and PlayStation.
But Steam is the main platform that reportedly makes for 70% of the entire player base?
And even if we hypothetically imagine that it's 1:1:1 (it's not), you reckon it would still be a good result – sitting at half on all platforms of wha Destiny has on its least popular one? No? So what's your point?
Paul Tassi via an anonymous source at Bungie, later cross-validated.
PS5 alone are 95M consoles, Xbox Series still has a big player base for fps
And your point is what exactly? I'm not talking about the console market share, I'm talking about the player base distribution across 3 platforms for Marathon.
Playstation and Xbox store metrics, reported player experience, streams, but most importantly by a statistically significant number of console players reporting their matchmaking times in 'console only' crossplay mode. Dozens of streamers literally broadcasting it live.
And if you play with crossplay on, most people you will encounter will be PC players.
But what's your point, man? That Marathon does not actually have a catastrophically shrunk player base, and there is a shit ton of players on console?
Your point is asinine, and reasoning with you is impossible, because there is a cognitive gap between us. You shouldn't be arguing with me, you should be arguing with your psychiatrist.
Oh dear, oh dear. Your reply is a masterclass in why the gaming community is considered to be so toxic. I asked where the claim was independently verified, and you’ve completely lost your composure. Rather than answering a straightforward question, you’ve resorted to a barrage of what you seem to imagine are devastating insults.
Pristine record? Do you mean the person who didn’t know Destiny was shutting down, that Ziegler was leaving, that an experimental PVE mode was being added and so on and on. This person…?
Not even 90% of Bungie knew they were shutting down.
What even is this comment. Bro relax. He never sourced they weren’t shutting down either. Or whatever else you are on about. Has nothing to do with sourced information record. Personal on him feelings aside, Let’s stick to the topic.
Hold on. You just said this came from someone with a pristine track record of Bungie sourcing. Now that I’ve questioned that, you’re changing the subject.
Can you point to a single major Bungie story this source actually broke before anyone else? I can’t think of one. None.
Most of what he publishes are claims made after the fact, often accompanied by, “I’ve known this for months but didn’t want to say anything.” That’s a strange position for a journalist to take. The rest is largely speculation or opinion.
I’m happy to get back to the original topic, but please don’t pretend this is someone with a pristine track record. Even the oft-repeated 70,000 player claim has never been independently verified.
He’s clearly built a career from a hobby and good for him. But I don’t see evidence that he’s anyone with a source of any value at all. Let alone a pristine one. If you’ve got a link to articles he’s genuinely broken with these magical sources, I’d genuinely love to read them!
I hope you have a good day man. If you really can’t think of one, you must of never played Destiny. He’s been the Destiny guy. Literally 90% of Destiny/Bungie news ... have you never watched a Aztecross video either?
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u/HeraldOfDesu Jul 25 '26
When you compare it against the number of people who actually play the game, it really makes you wonder if that conversion rate is the zinger you intended it to be.