Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, the result of Splitgate 2 being un-released, re-released, and ultimately bolted onto the previous game, has failed to match the historical highs of the IP, stoking discussions around its low Steam player count (731 at the time of writing according to Steam Charts, and 720 according to SteamDB). In response, developer 1047 Games has issued a statement regarding "Steam Charts Conversations," essentially arguing that Steam player counts aren't everything.
"Steam Charts don't measure fun," the statement begins. "They show one number, on one platform, at one given moment." 1047 Games is unequivocally correct; the visibility of Steam figures, compared to the black boxes of consoles, often breeds skewed discussions and an unhealthy and unhelpful obsession with imagined losers and winners arbitrarily measured in concurrent players. That being said, a statement like this is kind of doomed to be, shall we say, not overburdened with winning energy.
