Suicide Squad Game Faces Uphill Battle to Avoid Marvel's Avengers' Fate
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Suicide Squad's peak Steam players on day one was 12,667, less than half of Marvel's Avengers' 29,916 peak on its day one launch in 2020.
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Both games had server and bug issues during early access launches. Suicide Squad had a shutdown after an hour due to an autocorrect bug.
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Suicide Squad will rely on future content updates and improvements based on player feedback, but appetite for live service games has dropped since Marvel's Avengers.
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The article's author is concerned Suicide Squad may face a similar fate to Marvel's Avengers, which can no longer be purchased and has ceased regular updates.
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The article states that even though some players don't want continual live service games, publishers like Warner Bros. want "always on" games that players grind for better gear.