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As Expected, Almost Half Of Overwatch 2's Player Base Switched To Marvel Rivals

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Vaspaan Dastoor

Published Apr 10, 2025

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Marvel Rivals has attracted 45% of the players who dropped off Overwatch 2.
With ambitious content rollout plans, Rivals shows no plans of slowing down.
NetEase doesn't consider Marvel Rivals and Overwatch 2 direct rivals.

There's no denying the success of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Marvel Rivals. Besides just being a technically sound game, it also looks good and has a healthy content calendar. NetEase also gets a lot of praise for listening to the community, even if the community is wron🍸g. With the hap in the hero shooter that Overwatch 2 left, it's not surprising that Marvel Rivals is thriving.

Spider-Man posing in front of a red and white background.

Marvel Rivals Doesn't Need To Be An Overwatch Killer

Overwatch 2 need🍨s a competitor, not an executioner.

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It's unfortunate that Overwatch 2�🍬� could never reach the heights that the original game did. Blizzard promised a lot before the launch, including 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the controversial PvE mode, but the state in whic🉐h the game launched gave NetEase the perfect opportunity to eat its lunch. And, with so many players dropping off, the playerbase was ripe for the taking.

Almost Half Of Overwatch 2's Drop-Off's Are Now Marvel Rivals Players

According to (via ), 45 percent of𒊎 the players that fell off Overwatch 2 in December 2024 are now playing Marvel Rivals. Part of the study compared games that were losing players to similar games that were gaining them, and there seems to be a direct correlation between Overwatch 2 drop-offs and new Marvel Rivals playไers.

According to the study, Marvel Rivals accounted for seven percent of the groღwth in the free-to-play games player count. While Overwatch 2 accounted for an eight percent drop, it was♕n't nearly as much as that of Apex Legends with 13 percent, League of Legends with 14 percent, and Counter-strike 2 and GO with 15 percent.

While it's evident that Marvel Rivals is eating Overwatch 2's lunch, NetEase does not think that the two games are necessariꦦly… rivals. "Both Marvel Rivals and Overwatch are excellent superhero shooters and are both well-designed and supported by outstanding development teams," said NetEase during an investor meeting. "We believe the market is large enough to accommodate two excellent games.🎃"