Overwatch Launch had over 8,400 concurrent streamers on Twitch.tv!
A mind blogging 8,400+ streamers at the time of this post were live streaming Overwatch on Twitch TV for launch day. And over 230,000+ viewers are watching the streamers in a impressing showing for a new game title.
Here is snip showing some of the many streamers on the directory:
DaOpa's Opinion:
Overwatch launch is total streamer cannibalization, I never seen this many people streaming a single game on Twitch before. The question I would have to ask is how long will this hype train last?Usually when a new triple A title comes out, viewership spikes then slowly dies out after a week or so. And with a majority of the top tier streamers all joining the bandwagon, floating viewers will get soaked up fast.
Observing the directory, showed some interesting tidbits:
- Many top tier streamers are working together, forming teams and battling against others.
- Tons of click bait titles
- Lots of questionable giveaway's and promotion advertisements by streamers
