Socom player I remember when no one was buying the game a...
“Socom player I remember when no one was buying the game anymore and player counts were horrendous.”
Summary
SOCOM sold over two million copies worldwide and regularly supported tens of thousands of daily players, with peak simultaneous counts exceeding 20,000. Even later titles moved hundreds of thousands of units, contradicting the notion that no one was buying the game and player numbers were terrible.
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- SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs (video game) - Wikipedia
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs is a 2002 tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Zipper Interactive and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. In addition to the 12 offline single player missions, SOCOM also featured online play via the Internet.
- Will We Ever See A New SOCOM Game? - Cultured Vultures
A more traditional entry in the series unlike Confrontation, SOCOM 4 featured full campaign co-op and multiplayer more in line with the tactical action that the series had built its name on. Unfortunately, the return to the established formula didn’t prove to be a successful one, as SOCOM 4 didn’t fare much better with the critics than Confrontation did. VGChartz lists the game’s overall sales as around 900,000 units.
- SOCOM II clocks up new online gaming records | GamesIndustry.biz
Sony's own figures for SOCOM, which has sold over two million copies worldwide to date, show the game supporting between 50,000 and 60,000 players a day - a long way behind the figures for major PC online titles like Counter-Strike or EverQuest, ...
- SOCOM II Sets Online Record
Sony of America representatives are claiming that SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals has clocked up a record breaking 22,000 simultaneous players within its first 48 hours on sale in the US.
- SOCOM II clocks up new records | Eurogamer.net
Sony's own figures for SOCOM, which has sold over two million copies worldwide to date, show the game supporting between 50,000 and 60,000 players a day - a long way behind the figures for major PC online titles like Counter-Strike or EverQuest, ...
- Predict Players Count at 30 days post-release :: Assassin's Creed Shadows General Discussions
I think that is sad and untrue. yes they don't care because they have their game still. I know for a fact Socom 2 players are happy and having fun with their game that they have been playing for so many years and don't want another studio to ...
- SOCOM II breaks records online - GameSpot
Sony Computer Entertainment America ... that SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, which was released on November 4, is already breaking records online. SOCOM II has rapidly replaced its predecessor as the number one online PS2 game in terms of simultaneous players, with a figure of over 22,000 already recorded...
- how many people play the game. - SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
For SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation on the PlayStation 3, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "how many people play the game.".
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