Sony Online Entertainment has set a new Guinness World Records title for “Most players online in a single FPS battle” in PlanetSide 2, the critically-acclaimed, free-to-play MMOFPS. As the authority of record-breaking achievement, this Guinness World Records honor has further cemented PlansetSide 2 in history as a revolutionary massive scale FPS, while bringing to the forefront the game’s player community as among the most dedicated in the world of gaming.
“PlanetSide held the original record for this achievement and we’re thrilled to have officially taken it back with PlanetSide 2,” said David Carey, Producer,PlanetSide 2. “It’s truly the players that define the game and we’d like to extend a BIG congratulations to our players for reaching such an accomplishment nearly every night, as well as thank them for makingPlanetSide 2 exactly the type of experience it was meant to be.”
The record was set on January 24th, 2015. Sony Online Entertainment partnered with the popular player-driven community PlantetSideBattles for an in-game battle on Hossin between all three PlanetSide Empires resulting in 1,158 players simultaneously in one instance via the game’s Jaeger competitive server. The previous record holder, Man vs. Machine, had 999 players that took action in 2012.
“This amazing achievement shows not only how truly massive thePlanetSide 2 universe is, but also how inclusive its online community is,” said Annie Nguyen, Video Games Records Manager at Guinness World Records. “This title truly embodies the international, record-breaking spirit of Guinness World Records.”
PlanetSide 2 is among the only games to bring massive communities of players together to fight side by side in enormous battles, showcasing a truly massive world combat conflict. Players are able to download PlanetSide 2 for free on Windows PC or register for a chance to participate in the Closed Beta on the PlayStation 4.