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Starfield Soars Past Skyrim's Steam Record, But Trails Fallout 4 Due to Game Pass

  • Starfield has surpassed Skyrim's peak concurrent player count on Steam, but still lags behind Fallout 4's peak.

  • Starfield hit a peak of 313,993 concurrent players on Steam, beating Skyrim's 287,411 but not Fallout 4's 472,962.

  • Starfield's lower Steam numbers compared to Fallout 4 are likely due to it launching on Xbox/PC Game Pass.

  • Game Pass availability means fewer people are buying Starfield on Steam compared to past Bethesda launches.

  • Starfield has had an impressive launch overall between mods, players across platforms, and response to the game.

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