I think people just like to have hope I guess.
Me? I'm realistic. But I can appreciate the optimism.
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God of War is Blowing up on Twitch
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I think people just like to have hope I guess.
Me? I'm realistic. But I can appreciate the optimism.
Completely agreed.
I know what you mean.
I'll never play the game since it's a console exclusive so watching it is a good option. It will fall off a cliff before long but it's pretty cool to see a single player game doing so well.
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Oh you gotta download the new Twitch app my friend it is AMAZING!
For me it was hoping to finally have a reason to buy an Xbox One X. I don't see anything else that could push me to do so until Red Dead, which I could just as easily play on my Pro albeit with lesser performance. Was hoping for an exclusive or two to sway me and SOT looked to be one. Didn't happen though. So in that regard Twitch is a wonderful tool for shoppers. I use it far more than I would game reviews to make decisions.
I was going to say every game in the beginning has good twitch numbers but damn...291K is something else.
I remember twitch blowing up when Titanfall-1 and Bloodborne was released - and having nowhere near these numbers.
I remember twitch blowing up when Titanfall-1 and Bloodborne was released - and having nowhere near these numbers.
I mean it makes sense for GoW to be doing well on twitch right now, it's a major release and a lot of people were looking forward to it, so assuming most of the major streamer were in fact people who were looking forward to the game then naturally view counts are going to be insane lol.
It'd be like putting GoW on national news and then saying 100m americans are watching God of War right now.
I don't wanna say the numbers aren't impressive because damn 200k+ for a single player game is insane. But keeping things in perspective, it's very likely a lot of these people tuned in to their favorite streamer who normally does Fortnite or something and they're instead playing GoW. Which is why twitch numbers aren't a particularly reliable metric.
It'd be like putting GoW on national news and then saying 100m americans are watching God of War right now.
I don't wanna say the numbers aren't impressive because damn 200k+ for a single player game is insane. But keeping things in perspective, it's very likely a lot of these people tuned in to their favorite streamer who normally does Fortnite or something and they're instead playing GoW. Which is why twitch numbers aren't a particularly reliable metric.
People might not own a PS4 and are checking it out? People might not be interested in playing it themselves but want to watch their favorite personality react to it? People might be on the fence and would like to see how the opening hours of the game play out? It could be a whole host of things.
Because for many of these people, they care more about who is streaming than what is being streamed.
I would imagine the Twitch user base now is significantly higher than it was 3-4 years ago. Also, God of War is a much more high profile game compared to both of those games.
I am actually genuinely surprised this game is doing well. It looked so uninteresting to me, and I'm very unlikely going to ever get it.
Good on the devs, though. I remember a lot of negativity around it originally, seems they turned that around well enough :)
Good on the devs, though. I remember a lot of negativity around it originally, seems they turned that around well enough :)
I watched a bit of the opening section being played to get an idea of if I wanted to go ahead with it.
The three people pulling in the views are all variety streamers. They don't play Fortnite. Most of the big multiplayer game streamers pretty much only play a certain game. Ninja only plays Fortnite for example.
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Is he/she wrong though? Can we have a sub for this type of threads at least? Is voicing an opinion whining? If so my bad for whining too.
It's kinda painful watching LIRIK play this game on the highest difficulty cause he's just dying over and over again. He's played like double the amount of time I had but made like half the progress. ;_;
Still a little bit left to the magic number 4K!
I'm surprised that Rainbow Siege is higher than MHW. Good job.
Most of them probably don't have PS4 and some people really love their streamers and can't miss watching them play any game live.
No matter what this is a good thing and over 200k is crazy.
Also people underestimate how many people buy a game after seeing a LP of it on Youtube or Twitch.
Didnt believe it myself but hearing from multiple youtubers and streamers that they get messages that people bought the game after watching them is more common than you think.
Also people underestimate how many people buy a game after seeing a LP of it on Youtube or Twitch.
Didnt believe it myself but hearing from multiple youtubers and streamers that they get messages that people bought the game after watching them is more common than you think.
You do not have to click on the thread nor comment on them. There are plenty of threads (content) that I do not care for, and guess what? I just ignore and scroll right past them.
You are absolutely right, but if you didn't care as you claimed you wouldn't have replied to my comment either. Good day to you sir/ma'am.
Sea Of Thieves is on PC/X1, FC 5 is on PS4/X1/PC and GOW beating their view numbers at launch on a single platform is much better
This is expected when the popular streamers are playing it. Happens with all new game releases.
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Yeah, it does. When you have Lirik, Soda, and a few others playing a new release you're gonna see these numbers every time.
And I'm not surprised considering it's the Twitch audience ;)
Of course it does lmao have you literally not ever been on Twitch before.
No. It really doesn't. These numbers are better than most games like this and it's an exclusive title.
I'll make a reaction video when I get home. I'll film myself checking the streaming numbers and genuinely react to it.
You should print out all the stats and shower yourself with them, while chanting Van Bur3n in a super low tone!
It being an exclusive title doesn't put in favour of getting smaller numbers. It's not that impressive.
Maybe they don't have enough interest or desire to actually play it, much less consider it the best single-player game of the year when it's only April and already faces stiff competition.
Not with the same amount on viewers it doesn't.
Far cry 5 is on three platforms and didn't even reach this high.
So no, it doesn't always happen, at least not the numbers GOW is pulling ofd
watching games on twitch doesn't require you to own the platform where the game is released so i'm not sure how is that relevant at all.
Sea of Thieves also reached just as high.
I said this with Sea Of Thieves so I think it's only fair I repeat if with God Of War. I truly don't understand this twitch viewership as a measurement of success. The Launch of God Of War was huge here in the UK. I personally know friends who went to pick up the game in GAME stores and were up-sold PSN credit because it was out of stock.
I heard about the game selling out in Germany from a few of my German friends but this viewership on twitch is always a head scratcher. The numbers will start high and then drop. I got GOW last night and it's a flawless experience so far. It might actually dethrone Horizon as my game of the generation but I've always felt lost in the conversation about launch days views.
I heard about the game selling out in Germany from a few of my German friends but this viewership on twitch is always a head scratcher. The numbers will start high and then drop. I got GOW last night and it's a flawless experience so far. It might actually dethrone Horizon as my game of the generation but I've always felt lost in the conversation about launch days views.