Delta Force: Hawk Ops alpha test draws in 10x more players than Concord

The

Delta
Force:
Hawk
Ops
is
currently
hosting
a
free-to-access
alpha
test
on
PC
via
Steam
an
its
own
launcher.
The
upcoming
free-to-play
shooter
from
Team
Jade
boasts
several
multiplayer
modes,
as
well
as
a
singleplayer
campaign
based
upon
classic
movie
Black
Hawk
Down.

Anyone
can
currently
request
access
to
the
alpha
which
includes
the
Hazard
Ops
and
Havoc
Warfare
modes.

It’s
unclear
when
the
alpha
test
will
actually
end
as
that
information
doesn’t
appear
anywhere
on
the
official
website
or
FAQ.
What
we
do
know
though,
is
that
the
test
is
doing
very
well
on
Steam.

According
to
statistics
on
SteamDB,
the
test
hit
a
peak
concurrent
player
count
of
20,524
on
August
8.
It
hit
just
over
18,000
on
its
first
day,
and
topped
out
at
17,524
on
August
9.

As
I
write
this,
there
are
11,439
people
playing
the
game.

Those
are
some
impressive
numbers.
Perhaps
more
impressive
is
the
fact
that
they
don’t
include
people
playing
via
the
game’s
official
launcher.

While
it’s
not
a
direct
comparison
or
arguably
even
a
very
fair
one
to
make,
I
couldn’t
help
but
remember
how
well
Concord’s
open
beta
went
just
a
few
weeks
ago.
Despite
letting
anyone
join
in
on
the
fun,

Sony’s
first-party
live-service
shooter
drew
in
just
2,388
concurrent
players.
That
means
Delta
Force:
Hawk
Ops
managed
to
grab
10x
more
players
on
Steam.

As
always
in
situations
like
this,
it
can
be
hard
to
gauge
people’s
thoughts
on
the
game,
as
social
media
posts
range
from
“it’s
the
worst
thing
since
Covid”
to
“it’s
the
best
thing
since
garlic
bread.”

What
I
can
tell
you
is
that
it
was
good
enough
to
bring
FRANKIEonPC
back.
He
hadn’t
posted
a
game-based
video
in
9
months,
choosing
instead
to
focus
his
efforts
on
two
interesting
mini-documentaries.
But
for
whatever
reason,
Delta
Force
brought
him
back
into
the
fold.

Personally,
I
completely
forgot
the
alpha
was
happening
and
haven’t
requested
access.
Looks
like
I’ll
need
to
address
that
and
see
what
all
the
fuss
is
about.