Overwatch 2 attracts 25M players in 10 days despite rough launch

Overwatch 2 officially launched on October 4, shortly after Activision Blizzard shut down the servers for its predecessor. Now the publisher claims that 25 million people have played the new game since its launch, allegedly triple what the original game had in the same time frame.

Blizzard launched the new game on consoles and PC, with crossplay available at launch. The new title makes several changes from its predecessor, including going free-to-play, introducing a battle pass and switching from 6v6 gameplay to 5v5. It also has several new heroes not available in the original game.