As we expected, there’s a tonne of buzz surrounding the new title from Blizzard. Accordingly, the Overwatch 2 Beta Viewership has been simply incredible. Indeed, read on as we discuss recent statistics which have us interested.
Overwatch 2 Beta Viewership – Impressive So Far
Namely, ever since the Overwatch 2 beta went live a couple days ago, streaming platforms have reported an incredible amount of viewership.
Specifically, Twitch, one of the top streaming platforms, witness an incredible number of viewership. Statistics have it that a record high of 1.4 million concurrent viewers were attained at one point in time!
Accordingly, this smashes all previous records for Overwatch on the streaming platforms.
Indeed, there are multiple reasons as to why. Of course, apart from the excitement, Twitch Drops with beta codes have pulled the community in with everyone hungry to play and view the title.
So, what could this mean? Hopefully, this new buzz will translate to competitive Overwatch. Take a look at the top numbers of all time for the Overwatch League:
- OWL Stage 1 Inaugural Season – 437,006 Peak Viewers
- OWL 2018 Playoffs – 349,592 Peak Viewers
- Overwatch World Cup 2017 – 321,960 Peak Viewers
Let’s hope that the future of Overwatch 2 continues looking bright!
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