Overwatch 2 Hits Massive Player Milestone
Despite many issues in the first days, Blizzard is celebrating Overwatch 2 passing a remarkable milestone. The original Overwatch quickly became a massive cultural touchstone when it was released in 2016. It introduced a wide range of new fans to the first-person shooter genre, oriented FPS fans to MOBA-style hero shooters, and had a broad reach thanks to its diverse cast and fascinating world-building. Though the decision to create Overwatch 2 as a free-to-play game has been controversial for many, players have still shown interest.
Through the PlayOverwatch Twitter account, Blizzard announced that over 25 million players have logged on to play Overwatch 2. Blizzard did not share specifics on how it got to that number, but presumably, 25 million unique players have checked out the game at some point in the 10 days after launch. Commendable of the franchise to be able to pull that amazing number despite the many hurdles the game faced in its first week that threatened to discourage its fan base.
Overwatch 2 Provides Update on Hero Balance, Map Rotation, and More
Things got off to a rough start as Overwatch 2 suffered through two DDoS attacks which compounded its widespread server queue issues. This became the game's most infamous issue in its first days which Blizzard technicians eventually fixed, but was only the tip of the spear when it came to problems the game has had. While things are much more stable, there are some who are still having account merge issues, a glitch where returning Overwatch 2 players were accidentally getting heroes locked behind the First Time User Experience, Xbox player achievement glitches, and other problems.
Throughout the whole ordeal of getting the game to work as intended, Blizzard issued
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