Overwatch Hits Highest Steam Concurrent Player Peak Since Release Day
Overwatch Hits Highest Steam Concurrent Player Peak Since Release Day https://ift.tt/8xHuQTM Overwatch is dropping the "2" from its name and rebooting for a new era of story-driven gameplay, and already the refresh seems to be drawing players back. Overwatch hit a peak of almost 70,000 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend, the highest the sequel has seen since its all time peak on launch day. According to Steam charts , Overwatch (which still retains the 2 on Steam for the time being) hit a peak of 69,881 concurrent players over the weekend--shockingly close to its launch day high of 75,608, and higher than it has been in the two and a half years since. The peak in players even saw Overwatch creep past Call of Duty and Battlefield 6--though neither of them are particularly dominant on Steam. Overwatch has not had a great history with Steam , where its lifetime reviews are only around 27% positive, and concurrent players quickly dropped off after peaking on release ...
