Why is there a queue in Highguard? ‘Waiting in login queue’ explained

Highguard is here, and it’s good. But there’s some issues with getting on the game itself, as you may expect from a shadowdrop launch title.

The first game from Wildlight Entertainment, Highguard has a lot of FPS development experience behind it. Many members of the studio worked on Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Call of Duty games like CoD 4 and Modern Warfare 2 (2009).

Here’s what we know about Highguard’s login queue.

Highguard ‘waiting in login queue’ explained

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Highguard is currently experiencing a login queue on launch day due to an overwhelming demand. There are over 40,000 players trying to log in on Steam, and even more trying to log in on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The wait in the queue has been

This issue may continue for the time being until things stabilize, but in the opening hours after launch on Jan. 26 at 12pm CT, this sort of problem is to be expected. You can try restarting the game, but you may lose your spot in the queue. I would advise to be patient and hold out for your spot to be called. Until then, check out our coverage of the game from a hands-on event below.

For now, all we can do is wait and keep an eye on official accounts like @WildlightEnt and @PlayHighguard on Twitter/X for official communications.

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