The disruption started at 12:00 CT, an hour before Sons of the Forest’s scheduled release, and it has now lasted for at least 45 minutes.
Steam is a digital video game delivery service run by Valve. These platforms need to be well prepared whenever a big game launches. It would seem that the Steam platform did not make adequate preparations for the Sons of the Forest survival horror game’s release.
Users of the digital distribution platform Steam are reporting a bug just before Sons of the Forest’s official release. On social media, Steam users who distribute digital games are complaining about the disruption.
The disruption started at 12:00 CT, an hour before Sons of the Forest’s scheduled release, and it has now lasted for at least 45 minutes.
Some Steam users are still having trouble as of this writing. It should be noted that not everyone is likely to be unable to access Steam, as is usually the case in circumstances like this. But it’s likely that a sizable number of people are dealing with this issue.
There have been between 9,000 and 11,000 reports of Steam being unavailable, according to Down Detector. This is most likely only a small portion of the user base that is affected.
Sons of the Forest’s impending release is the most likely cause, though the exact reason is unknown. Sons of the Forest recently surpassed Starfield as the most wish listed game on Steam, which may surprise some people.
This appears to have led to a significant number of users being prepared to start playing it right away. In any case, players should be able to play the survivor horror game’s sequel as soon as Steam is operational again.
Early access for Sons of the Forest is now available, but the game’s launch has been delayed because Steam crashed. The eagerly anticipated Endgame 2 was not fully released, but instead entered early access.
However, it was reportedly in such high demand that Valve’s servers were unable to handle the load. Sons of the Forest can be bought on the website, but there are a few potential problems that could arise. Sometimes you can’t add the game to your cart, or the website will completely crash.
Even if you are able to add it to your order, you most likely won’t make it to the payment page before running into another error or crashing entirely.
The early access release of Sons of the Forest is still recent, so Endnight and Valve have not yet identified the issue or offered a solution. Meanwhile, thanks to fans of horror, memes and movies about the subject are taking over Twitter and Reddit. In spite of how frustrating the situation is, the majority of them have been cordial.
The Valve Corporation created the digital distribution platform known as Steam. It enables users to buy games and download them straight to their computers, along with other kinds of software. Along with game save cloud storage, Steam also offers a variety of social features like friends lists, messaging, and discussion forums.
With more than 120 million active users as of 2021, the platform, which debuted in 2003, has grown to be one of the biggest and most well-known online gaming platforms in the world. For users of Windows, macOS, and Linux, there is Steam.