Deep Silver has announced that Dead Island 2 has hit a record ten million players. The game came out in April 2023, meaning that it took it almost one and a half years to hit that goal.
The milestone was reached on the same day that Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition launched. The Ultimate Edition is a free upgrade to all Gold Edition owners, granting them access to all the content HELL-A has to offer.
Do note that these are not sale numbers. Dead Island 2 is available on Game Pass. This means that a lot of gamers were able to play it without buying it. So, while this is a huge milestone, it’s not a huge commercial success.
When the game launched, it sold one million copies in its first three days. Since then, though, Deep Silver has not revealed any other sale numbers.
Dead Island 2 was a game I really enjoyed. Moreover, it surprised me with its performance on the PC. In fact, it was one of the most optimized PC games of 2023. And get this. Not only did it run well but it also looked gorgeous. The devs used amazing pre-baked techniques. As such, the game looked amazing.
Deep Silver also stated that it will release free playable trial versions on Xbox and PlayStation. However, there is no word for a PC free trial as of yet.
I should also note that the game still uses Denuvo on PC. Since there aren’t any major performance issues or hitches, I’m fine with it.
Finally, the devs have not added yet native support for NVIDIA DLSS 3. The reason I’m mentioning this is because there is a mod that adds support for it. By using it, you can enjoy a superior image. Do note, though, that it does not bring support for DLSS 3 Frame Generation. This mod only replaces AMD’s FSR with NVIDIA’s DLSS 3.
Enjoy!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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