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[Spyxos]

My guess is at least 300k. What do you think?

 

[VN1X]

20-30k

 

[Spyxos]

20-30k

Anything less than 100k is unrealistic.

 

[AV]

This is only gonna be counting the people playing via Steam, right? I don't think it'll make a massive difference. Who wants to play Overwatch 2 on PC that isn't already using Battle.Net?

Seems like sort of a desperate ploy given Valve are gonna start taking cuts of MTX, but I guess they've crunched the numbers and decided the fresh eyes are worth it. Game must be suffering.

 

[Zoloft]

100k at best

 

[Spyxos]

This is only gonna be counting the people playing via Steam, right? I don't think it'll make a massive difference. Who wants to play Overwatch 2 on PC that isn't already using Battle.Net?

Seems like sort of a desperate ploy given Valve are gonna start taking cuts of MTX, but I guess they've crunched the numbers and decided the fresh eyes are worth it. Game must be suffering.

Cod and Battlefield were also played by many on Steam even though they already had it on other platforms and even had to buy it again. And this game is directly f2p.

 

[Braag]

Doesn't steam track only those who launch it from Steam? So then it would be quite a bit less I would imagine, like 40k or something.

 

[AV]

Cod and Battlefield were also played by many on Steam even though they already had it on other platforms and even had to buy it again. And this game is directly f2p.

Not really the same thing when Overwatch has been exclusive to Battle.Net forever on PC. Trying to make COD a BNet exclusive was a miserable failure, this is kinda the opposite scenario.

 

[Fuz]

Too many.

 

[ssringo]

Is it f2p? Quite a lot if so.

 

[Spyxos]

Not really the same thing when Overwatch has been exclusive to Battle.Net forever on PC. Trying to make COD a BNet exclusive was a miserable failure, this is kinda the opposite scenario.

I do think they are comparable, since Cod was gone for a long time and as I said, you had to buy it again.

 

[FoxMcChief]

12 users.

 

[Holammer]

200k feels like a realistic guess. Apex Legends launched f2p with 116k two years ago and Modern Warfare 2 launched with 263k as full priced game (before Warzone launch).

 

[Spyxos]

20-30k

100k at best

Doesn't steam track only those who launch it from Steam? So then it would be quite a bit less I would imagine, like 40k or something.

I will add smaller numbers.

 

[VN1X]

Anything less than 100k is unrealistic.

Is it honestly?

Not trying to be facetious as I genuinely thought everyone's over Overwatch (hah). We'll see soon enough though but I'd be surprised if it does numbers over 60k tbh. Then again maybe I'm completely out of touch (still don't get why people bother with Diablo IV for instance).

 

[Spyxos]

Is it honestly?

Not trying to be facetious as I genuinely thought everyone's over Overwatch (hah). We'll see soon enough though but I'd be surprised if it does numbers over 60k tbh. Then again maybe I'm completely out of touch (still don't get why people bother with Diablo IV for instance).

It's nowhere near as popular as ow1, but I do think the name alone will attract a lot of people.

 

[M.W.]

5.

Game is balls.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Imagine the smell.

 

[skit_data]

17 947

 

[acm2000]

10m wasnt an option so had to go with 5m+

 

[Demigod Mac]

Doesn't steam track only those who launch it from Steam? So then it would be quite a bit less I would imagine, like 40k or something.

Yep, important to remember it won't count the players using the battle.net launcher (vast majority).

 

[Roman Empire]

70k

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

150 - 200k

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

69,420

 

[GHG]

200kish.

 

[Holammer]

Is it honestly?

Not trying to be facetious as I genuinely thought everyone's over Overwatch (hah). We'll see soon enough though but I'd be surprised if it does numbers over 60k tbh. Then again maybe I'm completely out of touch (still don't get why people bother with Diablo IV for instance).

Elden Ring launched with 931k, Hogwarts Legacy with 879k concurrent players, both as full priced games.
So the potential for huge numbers is there, if it gets say 600-900k users concurrent? That's gonna be a kick in the teeth for Bnet as it proves the launcher is a hurdle to customers.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I can't imagine there's much thirst for Overwatch 2 on Steam. It feels like everyone who wants to play it already is. Interesting question though OP. I'll be curious about the results.

 

[Griffon]

300k~500k on the first day.

50k two weeks later.

 

[YukiOnna]

Hopefully 2

 

[Captain Toad]

Over 9,000

 

[Holammer]

Game is releasing in 20 hours or so. Enough time to stand and be counted!

 

[SmokedMeat]

Is it ftp? Then 100k.

Not free to play? Maybe 50-60k

 

[Revolutionary]

Topped out at 40k on day 1, even with an F2P option

also

Glad that Steam users aren't letting Blizzard's bullshit fade into obscurity. On Battle.net they can easily ignore the criticism because there are no user reviews, but a visible Mostly Negative rating on day one means it'll scare new players away.

 

[Spyxos]

I didn't expect it to be so poorly received.

 

[Fuz]

 

[DemonGamerTTT]

I didn't expect it to be so poorly received.

The game is in it's shitiest state right now...

Game studios nowadays really think they can fix anything without any effort at all...

We all know that for the most part "gamers" are the dumbest community on earth(look at all those fifa players) even so developers still thinks that they are even dumber...

 

[Barakov]

Blizzard really just came by and left a big ol'

 

[VN1X]

20-30k

Hey I was right!

 

[Kiya's Guard]

173, and 80% of them being streamers

 

[Griffon]

300k~500k on the first day.

50k two weeks later.

Oh boy I was way too "optimistic". I overestimated current Blizzard's popularity and gamers tolerance for poor support.

For once I'm glad to be wrong.

 

[Holammer]

Hey I was right!

70k players right now and there's another eight hours left on its first 24h on Steam.
It released at an awkward time (midnight in CET Europe) on a Thursday with a chunky 34GB download. Like BG3, peak concurrent engagement has the potential to increase.

 

[jshackles]

Up to 75k

 

[ZVWQP-9B8TM-VH9CT]

Deserved score if you replace a good game with an inferior f2p mobile product and cater only to a vocal minority asking for identity politics.