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Press release:
Zephyr Cove, NV (July 27, 2021).
The free online portal shooter “Splitgate” will remain in open beta into August as 1047 Games has delayed the game’s official launch in the wake of two million players downloading the game and flooding the Splitgate servers in the past 14 days.

The game’s open beta will remain online as the team works to scale server capacity to handle the exponential growth of the player base.

Splitgate was set to officially launch on July 27th across PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, providing a completely overhauled gameplay experience to its veteran PC players and introducing the unique twist of ‘portals’ to classic arena gameplay available to console players for the first time. 1047 will update the pre-release beta version on Tuesday with some of the planned launch content while 1047 continues increasing server capacity.

Tuesday’s pre-release beta version will feature the three new maps, and all-new customization options. It will also include many frequently requested features from its open beta, including mouse and keyboard support and an FOV slider on console, and customizable controller layouts.

1047 Games flipped the switch on its crossplay, crossgen open beta on July 13th. Within 14 days, Splitgate has experienced explosive growth of players, putting new daily stresses on the game’s existing framework and server infrastructure. 1047’s four engineers—out of a total team of 30—were able to take the game from 400 concurrent players to more than 75,000 concurrent in a matter of days.

CEO and Co-Founder Ian Proulx said, “Our team has been blown away by the incredible reception the Splitgate community has shown us. With the steep and sudden increase in players trying to access servers, we’re having to sort out a myriad of technical issues that come with this level of insane growth. We’ve worked hard to provide a high-quality game and experience, and our biggest challenge is simply to have enough capacity to serve the entire community.”

The latest updates and status can be found by following 1047 Games on Twitter. You can learn more by going to the game’s website at 1047games.com.

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