Gaming News Overwatch 2 is a smash hit! It far surpasses the first opus
While some were skeptical, Overwatch 2’s success is now firmly established. Blizzard has just shared the first numbers of the game, it’s a real success.
A nice score for Overwatch 2
On October 4th, Overwatch 2 was released, the highly anticipated sequel to the first work released almost six years ago in 2016. If this new episode even started off with people being let down by the implementation of new rules, Today the title conquered everyone.
After the announcement of the newest hero i.e. Rammatra, Blizzard has announced that it has already collected a total of 35 million players. A surprising result, to say the least, given that the title was only released a month ago. According to Blizzard, the American publisher that we no longer present, this is still more than double the number of players compared to its predecessor in the same period.
At the same time, Blizzard also pointed out that the multiplayer game is already showing nice earnings for the fourth quarter of this year. As a reminder, the game is free, but the title also offers a store where players can buy many skins for their heroes.
Of course, Overwatch 2’s success is no accident. In addition to resting on the success of the first episode, as we said before, this new opus is also a free-to-play game… In other words, a free game. Therefore, to access the offer, players do not need a console subscription like PS+ on PlayStation or Live Gold on Xbox. Anyone can therefore download it for free without paying a penny.
As a reminder, Overwatch 2 is available for free on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Of course, players who have already played the first game can transfer their progress and reward from one game to another.