Riot Games Co-Founder Says 2XKO Needed ‘Hundreds of Thousands, if Not Millions’ of Monthly Active Players to Survive

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Riot's co-founder just revealed the astonishing number of monthly active players their new fighting game, 2XKO, needed just to justify its budget and survive. This eye-opening figure highlights the incredible financial pressures on modern game development, even for a giant like Riot, sparking a big debate within the FGC about the definition of a viable game. It's a stark reminder of the immense stakes involved in launching new titles today.