What’s going on with The Division 1 lately, more than a month after the release of The Division 2? Here are the numbers from the last months.
What has been happening in The Division 1? Since its release over 3 years ago, The Division 1 has gone through some really good and some rather mediocre phases.
However, the game has managed to establish a predominantly stable player base. On February 4th, the peak player count on Steam temporarily reached 21,055 players. Not bad for a 3-year-old game.
The numbers of The Division 1 after the release of part 2
How does the release of The Division 2 affect it? Around March, the peak numbers fluctuated between 4000 and 7000+ players. Even the release of The Division 2 did not immediately lead to a drop in numbers.
It wasn’t until March 24th (the maximum player count was around 6000 players) that the tide turned.
A possible reason could be that many Division 1 players wanted to wait for feedback before switching. Once that feedback turned positive, more and more players might have made the switch.
On April 22nd, the peak count finally fell to 2365 players. On April 29th, the numbers were only 1886 players, a low point since the release on March 7, 2016.
What about the other platforms? Unfortunately, there is no data available for Uplay, Xbox One, and PS4. Therefore, one has to infer the activity on the other platforms from the Steam numbers.
Since there are more console players, one can expect higher player numbers here. Nevertheless, the general activity is likely to have declined.
Some miss The Division 1
Will no one play The Division 1 anymore? The feedback for The Division 2 has been mostly positive, our readers have also found it to be good.
While there are a few technical issues and Even the developers were surprised by it.
There are still many players who miss the first part. They prefer the setting in snowy New York much more than the summery Washington D.C.
Additionally, there are some players who only found out about The Division 1 through the second part and started playing the first part later.
A loyal circle of players – like Destiny 1?
Perhaps a kind of community will even develop among the loyal players of The Division 1, similar to Destiny.
There is even a subreddit called Destiny Legacy. Here, fans of the first Destiny gather, a year and a half after the release of Destiny 2, who are still actively playing.
In The Division 1, there are already a few veterans who prefer some of the mechanics to those of the second part. Many of them like the skill mechanics and the Dark Zone of the first part much better.
However, not everyone agrees. Some even fear that the developers at Massive might return too much to part 1.
If The Division 1 doesn’t receive new content out of the blue, it is unlikely that the numbers will rise again. Rather, they are likely to continue to decline.
However, there is a possibility that some loyal players will stick around or even play both Division installments in parallel. In the meantime, some new agents will probably still wander into snowy New York.
More numbers regarding The Division 1:
- In March 2018, Ubisoft announced on the 2nd anniversary of The Division 1 that the game has around 20 million players.
- It is also the best-selling title of 2016.
- And one of Ubisoft’s most successful releases. The Division 1 broke the company record for the best-selling Ubisoft game within 24 hours.
You can read how The Division 2 performs after release in the summary of the March numbers:
