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Overwatch Passes 20 Million Registered Players!
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Triggerhappytel
Member
I'm more interested in knowing how much it has actually sold by now. With these numbers it's got to be close to the biggest new IP ever.
Edit - VG247 seems to be assuming this is sales. I doubt that, as I expect they're bundling beta players in as well in order to inflate the numbers, which seems to be fairly standard practice when talking about registered users.
Edit - VG247 seems to be assuming this is sales. I doubt that, as I expect they're bundling beta players in as well in order to inflate the numbers, which seems to be fairly standard practice when talking about registered users.
Does this include all the people who played it during the free weekend?
Son of a Witch
Member
No, it's not the same because of LAN cafes in Asia. Actual units sold should be much lower.
Newtype-001
Member
Overwatch gonna win GOTY and AOTY
TheContact
Member
Averages in top 10 I would say. There are a few players that sort of carry the game on twitch because of their fan bases, like lyrik, moon moon, but during tournaments it's usually in top 5.
It's a hard game to spectate because of how fast paced it is.
It's the only game I've been playing since it came out though. Really fun to play. And the new Halloween event blows out summer games
NeoRaider
Member
No one said in the article that registered users = units sold, so...
I am not sure. They didn't gave that info. Game was at 15m maybe 3 months after the release and before free week happened, so i guess it doesn't include these accounts.
show me your skeleton
Member
5 million registered just for witch mercy.
It's usually in the Top or second row. Around as big as Counter Strike.
RedSparrows
Member
And I still don't like it much. I'm always against history. /edgelord
And I still don't like it much. I'm always against history. /edgelord
That's alright dude, you dan't always have to like what the majority likes.
SmartWaffles
Member
Pretty safe to assume it sold 12-15m copies? Excluding free weekend players and Korean players who play it in pc bangs.
And I still don't like it much. I'm always against history. /edgelord
It's okay to not like things.
Real_Madrid
Member
Yup, weird article. There's a huge used market, different users per console, free weekends, ...
Those numbers will all probably count.
Is just false.
That said, the game is good and I don't like most multiplayer games. The Overwatch console experience is very relaxing after a workday.
AHA-Lambda
Member
edit: nvm
It's pretty popular among a lot of streamers and it's constantly on top.
VolticArchangel
Member
Did they celebrate 20 million on twitter?
Worth it.
Son of a Witch
Member
NeoRaider
Member
Well i was reading other article where they said that it doesn't mean that 20m registered users are 20m copies sold, and got confused. Sorry.
Confusing how some articles are saying copies sold, and some are saying different thing.
Lol there was a / in there but I guess it for auto corrected but that's basically what I was saying, also people playing on others accounts etc
Real_Madrid
Member
They probably all count, most companies do this with their multiplayer focused games. Even Titanfall got like 10 million registered users if you count everything.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Topic creators not even reading their own OP is a new one...
Lol you changed the quote friend but regardless
Is a direct quote from the article which isn't true, I know they say that it's not true in the next paragraph but that doesn't change that they wrote it friend
Edit never mind I see you fixed it ✌🏾️
breakfuss
Member
Yes, very beginner friendly. Very laid back and easy to pickup. And hardly anyone uses a mic so you'll be in good company. My friend and I even sometimes switch over from party to in-game chat to encourage others to talk but no one ever does.
Sweet. I'll pick it up for the weekend.
NeoRaider
Member
You should. And yes it is to both questions.
And I still don't like it much. I'm always against history. /edgelord
I feel the same. It's not that I actively dislike it, but I'm not having a lot of fun with it either. I'm forcing myself to play it just to correct my opinion on it.
KLoWn
Member
How about you just go play something else that you like? What you're doing doesn't seem very fun.
CadetMahoney
Member
Wasn't there a thread about how big it is in East Asia. . . I really want to see sales numbers by country rather than total plus including people who are playing in those PC Bangs.
Real_Madrid
Member
Of course and I'm happy it's a B2P game and not a F2P game, what most people thought it was going to be.
In this F2P era of multiplayer gaming, it's always nice to see a B2P game doing extremely well. It's just a much better feeling of paying 50 euro in my case for the PS4 version and knowing I'm going to get all the future updates for free.
Real_Madrid
Member
Acquiescence
Member
Deserved, it's a brilliant game; best of the year after Uncharted 4. And pure crack as well unfortunately. It's worrying how many hours I can wile away playing Quick Play alone. It's like the concept of time is thrown out of the window.
Triggerhappytel
Member
You don't need to get snippy. You quoted that in the OP and then myself and someone else pointed out it was a misunderstanding of the numbers, and you still said we were wrong.
Fair enough though, it was just a mistake.
Final Spark
Member
Congrats to Blizz, i've had a lot of fun with the game.
Some of the comments on the IGN article made me chuckle.
Some of the comments on the IGN article made me chuckle.
sixteen-bit
Member
Congrats on the milestone
How is it on PC is it easy to get into on it. Will I be able to play for short burst gameplay and how user beginner friendly is it? I'm been on the fence on this game lately and not sure yet. I like Team Fortress and Splatoon but to be honest I do not like COD or Batterfield will this one be closer to Team Fortress and Splatoon?