As demand for Hytale servers blows past Hypixel's expectations, devs warn "launch week will be bumpy, but we'll get everyone in"

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Hytale's having a massive launch

Screenshot from Hytale, showing three warriors with a sword, bow, and staff sighting a big, icy dragon.
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After years of waiting, the Hytale servers have spun up and fans are jumping into early access. Demand has apparently blown past the expectations of Hypixel Studios, but amid some surprisingly sporadic reports of server issues, the devs say not to worry – they will make sure you're able to log in during a "bumpy" launch week.

In a blog post outlining what to expect at this early access release, the devs say that "demand has exceeded our expectations, which means launch week will be bumpy, but we'll get everyone in." Lead dev Simon Collins-Laflamme previously noted that the team expects "over 1 million players" on launch day, which is a lot to manage.

Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.

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