Overwatch, which had an extremely troubled release process, announced a 2-day player count record. Blizzard said that more than 25 million players entered Overwatch 2 in the first 10 days of the game. Announced:
“Since the release of the game, the number of daily players has been reached, almost 3 times the number of daily players of the first Overwatch game.”
Overwatch 2 daily player count record, 25 million players per day
Overwatch 2 came out so problematic that Blizzard had to apologize for the Overwatch 2 server issues . Still, the relaxation of the phone number requirement, special costume rewards, and the preservation of the items of players moving from the first game to the second seem to have ensured that interest in the game did not die.
Overwatch 2 was often brought up with the debate of “whether such a game is really needed” apart from the problematic release process. Situations such as expensive cosmetic packs and the fact that new characters required Battle Pass also disturbed the players who played the first game. However, it seems that the basic changes in the game’s mechanics have satisfied the players enough. The first Overwatch didn’t really hold on to esports. Time will tell if Overwatch 2 can hold on in this area and rival Valorant.