This figure, taken from SteamCharts is truly impressive, with the average rise and fall of weekly players shooting up over 200,000 players from the peak earlier in the week. As the climactic finish to the series’ overarching battle between light and darkness, it seems people are keen to see the end for themselves.
It’s clear that narrative is a good reason why the prior records have been broken. After all, there’s a huge portion of the Destiny 2 playerbase who just check out the expansion launch quest, play a few strikes and crucible matches, then dip out without grinding out the seasonal content. The concept of a conclusion to a years’long story is something that may have been sweet like honey to the more casual crowd. It’s somewhat reminiscent of a Halo 3 style situation.