PlanetSide 2 is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online first-person shooter developed by Rogue Planet Games and published by Daybreak Game Company.
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15 Facts About PlanetSide 2
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PlanetSide 2 operates on a games as a service business model and is supported by microtransaction purchases.
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PlanetSide 2 received positive attention from critics, and was praised for its scale, innovation, and graphics, but some reviewers were divided over the game's free-to-play model, technical glitches, and difficulty for new players.
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PlanetSide 2 currently holds the Guinness World Record for "Most players in an online FPS battle, " which was set when 1,158 players were recorded in a single battle during an official event.
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PlanetSide 2 is an open world first-person shooter that features fights involving potentially thousands of players in close proximity and supports up to 2,000 concurrent players on a single map.
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Smedley confirmed that PlanetSide 2 Next had been delayed – the result of recently switching to a new game engine – and would be available later in the year.
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Vehicle designs for PlanetSide 2 Next, including those of the Galaxy aircraft and a New Conglomerate tank, were teased in early 2011 by Smedley.
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Success of free-to-play games like PlanetSide 2 led Sony to announce that the PlayStation 4 would support free-to-play titles in addition to retail games.
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In 2019, PlanetSide 2 was upgraded to use DirectX 11, while it had previously been using DirectX 9.
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Linux support for PlanetSide 2 was enabled using the Proton compatibility layer during November 2021, which had not been possible prior to anti-cheat service BattlEye adding Proton support.
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PlanetSide 2 is free-to-play and includes microtransactions that allow players to purchase in-game convenience items and cosmetics.
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On January 24,2015, PlanetSide 2 broke the Guinness World Record for "Most players in an online FPS battle" when 1,158 players simultaneously took part in a fight.
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PlanetSide 2 Arena was released for Early Access on September 19,2019.
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PlanetSide 2 received "generally favorable reviews" from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
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PlanetSide 2 won several awards from video game publications at E3 2012.
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