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PlanetSide 2: Celebrating Its First Year with Live-Stream Goodness

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Sony Online Entertainment has announced the first anniversary of PlanetSide 2. The team released some fascinating statistics for the past year and that there will be a special first anniversary live stream from now through 6:00 pm PDT (9:00 pm EDT).  

Our own Bill Murphy will be on-stream with Tramell Ray Isaac, likely dying alot, between 3pm and 4pm PST (6pm and 7pm EST). Be sure to watch on PS2's channel and here on our Streams Page! We'll be giving away some exclusive decals during the stream, so don't miss it!

Over the course of the year, SOE has been on an ambitious path to expand the game's conventional and geographical boundaries. PlanetSide 2 became the first video game to feature the ability to stream gameplay directly to the Twitch platform with a single click, and through a partnership with Major League Gaming, the free-to-play title began its journey in the competitive gaming scene. Sony Online Entertainment also developed strategic international partnerships, spreading PlanetSide 2 across the globe to new audiences in Europe, Russia, South Korea, China and Brazil. 

Since launch, PlanetSide 2 has seen:


  • More than 6 millions registrations worldwide

  • Nearly 10 million base flips

  • More than 80 million hours spent in game

  • Almost 93 billion shots fired

  • More than 878 million kills

Today, players can join their favorite developers and community members during a special PlanetSide 2 Anniversary Live Stream event from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST. During the stream, players will have the opportunity to win prizes, including in-game items, NVIDIA graphic cards, a PlayStation 4, and more. To watch the stream or to subscribe to the PlanetSide 2 channel, visit: http://www.twitch.tv/PlanetSide2. The full live stream schedule can be found here: https://www.planetside2.com/news/happy-birthday-auraxians.

To commemorate the one-year anniversary, today through Sunday, Nov. 24, SOE will sell a one-year anniversary bundle for $39.99 USD, which includes special anniversary camos, weapons, decals and a six-month heroic boost. 

Find out more at any of the links above.

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Comments

  • LittleBootLittleBoot Member Posts: 326

    Registrations are largely meaningless.  I am registered and haven't played since a fortnight after release.  

    I wonder what the active player base is? 

  • SnarlingWolfSnarlingWolf Member Posts: 2,697
    Originally posted by LittleBoot

    Registrations are largely meaningless.  I am registered and haven't played since a fortnight after release.  

    I wonder what the active player base is? 

    Yeah I hate that in the now F2P world companies brag about registrations. It truly is meaningless. It doesn't tell how financial stable the game is. Doesn't say how many people actively play (and more importantly from a business perspective how many people regularly pay and how much). The numbers are inflated by people creating multiple accounts and from people trying it for a minute and realizing they hate it.

     

     

    I tried it out several months back and forced myself to play for 2 hours since I didn't like it pretty quickly. At the end of that I uninstalled it and have had zero desire to ever step foot in there again. And this is from someone who enjoyed PS1 at launch.

  • Asinine21Asinine21 Member Posts: 17
    The major drawback of this game is that while it can be extremely fun in certain circumstances, it mostly devolves into a numbers game. Whoever can throw more bodies at a point will win. Precise and orchestrated counterattacks can be effective in some situations and it's really gratifying to pull it off, but it's mostly like trying to put out a forest fire with a bucket.
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