From LauncherWP: “Overwatch 2” has brought new life to the Overwatch League, fans, players and league executives say
The Grand Finals, Overwatch esports’ capstone annual event, came on the heels of the global release of “Overwatch 2” in early October, which pro players have been playing on since the season started in May. As the winners, the Dallas Fuel takes home $1 million. The Shock received $500,000. The Houston Outlaws walked away with $350,000 after the Shock beat them to advance to the finals Friday.
in 2021 and most of 2022. The renewed interest in the game and league was felt in Anaheim, Calif., the home of BlizzCon and the 2019 Overwatch World Cup. Friday’s crowd in the venue was just shy of 6,000, and they made their excitement for the game’s new path felt.“People want to watch people when they actually can play a game,” said fan Steven Youssef, referring to a period of time when “Overwatch 2” was only available to professional players.
“A month later, we have this incredible event where we’re doing the biggest thing of the year with this new hero, Kiriko,” Miller said. “And it's really providing a really excellent on-ramp for people to just get more and more invested in the game.
In the previous meta, “if you made one mistake, that's it, you lose,” said Jasmine Ogle, 24, a fan who traveled from Virginia to see the Grand Finals. “But now we're getting back to that aim style gaming and it's just so, so much better to watch and it's better for the professionals. It's just a lot more competitive, I think.”
25 million people played “Overwatch 2” in the first 10 days of its release, undoubtedly introducing at least“Folks who play a game are the easiest audience to convert into viewers and fans of the sport and at the end of the day that’s really important,” said Grant Paranjape, vice president of esports business at The Washington Justice.
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