# Ace Combat 8 is far and away the series' biggest launch on Steam, with over 52,000 concurrent players taking to the skies after the game's official launch

> Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has joined the ranks of September-October releases that have done very well commercially.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/ace-combat-8-steam-launch-record-players?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac39620cc0038c75382f823)
- **Published:** 2026-10-05
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #playstation #xbox #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac39620cc0038c75382f823

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