Overwatch 2’s title-changing update isn’t even here yet but players are already flocking back in droves
Overwatch 2, soon to be just Overwatch once again, is yet to receive its major overhaul that'll add five more heroes, start off its fresh narrative-driven roadmap, and even change the very title of the game back to what it was prior to the sequel's release. But just the thought of Overwatch being "so back" once again seems to have driven waves of players to come back and warm up for the game ahead of this massive new patch. Ever since its initial release, when it peaked at around 75,000 concurrent players on Steam, Overwatch 2 has failed to recapture those initial players, floating around 50 percent of that number on average. Anticipating the new update, players are massively returning to the game, bringing it to numbers not seen since its launch month in 2023. At the time of writing, Overwatch 2's 24-hour peak is 64,000, the biggest it's been since the first few days after release. This is a major development, even if the game was more than alive even prior to Blizzard's latest announcement. This new cat thing seems a proper player magnet. Jetpack Cat (Support) | Image via Blizzard Entertainment It's almost in the top 30 most-played games at the moment, just shy of Call of Duty but above the super-popular and free-to-play Delta Force. It's on track to surpass Battlefield 6 as well, though that game has suffered significant player losses over the past few months as it failed to retain most of its base (which will no doubt return once major patches start rolling out any day now). Overwatch 2 remains at just a 27 percent positive rating on Steam following a massive review-bombing campaign in 2023. It's going to take a long while for that number to bounce back into mixed or, God forbid, positive reviews, but it's not altogether impossible. The numbers above also just reflect Steam itself, which isn't the platform of choice for many, if not most, Overwatch 2 players, who are probably flocking back to the game just as much on Battle.net and consoles. I, for one, welcome this new Overwatch and cannot wait to see what Blizzard comes up with throughout the roadmap that is going to revitalize this otherwise static title. The post Overwatch 2’s title-changing update isn’t even here yet but players are already flocking back in droves appeared first on Destructoid.
Overwatch 2, soon to be just Overwatch once again, is yet to receive its major overhaul that'll add five more heroes, start off its fresh narrative-driven roadmap, and even change the very title of the game back to what it was prior to the sequel's release.
But just the thought of Overwatch being "so back" once again seems to have driven waves of players to come back and warm up for the game ahead of this massive new patch.
Ever since its initial release, when it peaked at around 75,000 concurrent players on Steam, Overwatch 2 has failed to recapture those initial players, floating around 50 percent of that number on average. Anticipating the new update, players are massively returning to the game, bringing it to numbers not seen since its launch month in 2023. At the time of writing, Overwatch 2's 24-hour peak is 64,000, the biggest it's been since the first few days after release.
This is a major development, even if the game was more than alive even prior to Blizzard's latest announcement.
This new cat thing seems a proper player magnet. Jetpack Cat (Support) | Image via Blizzard Entertainment It's almost in the top 30 most-played games at the moment, just shy of Call of Duty but above the super-popular and free-to-play Delta Force. It's on track to surpass Battlefield 6 as well, though that game has suffered significant player losses over the past few months as it failed to retain most of its base (which will no doubt return once major patches start rolling out any day now). Overwatch 2 remains at just a 27 percent positive rating on Steam following a massive review-bombing campaign in 2023. It's going to take a long while for that number to bounce back into mixed or, God forbid, positive reviews, but it's not altogether impossible.
The numbers above also just reflect Steam itself, which isn't the platform of choice for many, if not most, Overwatch 2 players, who are probably flocking back to the game just as much on Battle.net and consoles.
I, for one, welcome this new Overwatch and cannot wait to see what Blizzard comes up with throughout the roadmap that is going to revitalize this otherwise static title.
The post Overwatch 2’s title-changing update isn’t even here yet but players are already flocking back in droves appeared first on Destructoid.
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