Just a little over 24 hours later and now FFXIV has set a new record for active players according to SteamDB.
And while the 91k players currently playing FFXIV is certainly a lot, it’s very likely that once Endwalker is available to everyone, not just those who pre-ordered the game, the game’s active player count will continue to skyrocket, possibly pushing the MMO beyond the 100k player threshold on Steam for the first time since it released nearly a decade ago