Square Enix, the publisher of the recently released co-op third-person shooter game Outriders, has expressed optimism over the game’s launch despite its less-than-stellar critical reception.Jon Brooke, the co-head at Square Enix External Studios, revealed in a recent update that the game has attracted over 3.5million unique players since launch.
It also clocked in an average playtime of about 30 hours, according to internal company data. Brooke also described Outriders as being “on track to become the company’s next major franchise”, per VGC.In a separate post on Reddit, developer People Can Fly also thanked fans for their support and updated players on the game’s next patch. “Launching an entirely new game IP is never easy and we remain.
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