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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve achieved a strong commercial start, officially releasing on the 2nd of October after three days of early access availability.
According to SteamDB metrics, the title reached a peak of 52,694 concurrent users on Saturday, immediately following its Friday debut.
User reception remains Very Positive with upwards of 5,755 reviews, despite an earlier controversy regarding the pre-order bonus Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War requiring execution through the main title instead of operating as an independent application, which prompted Bandai Namco to issue an apology and promise to investigate solutions.
This performance marks a substantial increase over Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, which previously set a PC record for the historically console-focused franchise by peaking at 13,758 concurrent players in 2019.
