God of War Ragnarokappears to be a massive success on Twitch in terms of viewership numbers even just days afterGod of War Ragnarokcame out on November 9 to critical acclaim.Ragnarokis currently thehighest-rated game Sony has released on PS5, and it’s only behindElden Ringwhen compared to new launches in 2022.
There was a lot ofhype surroundingGod of War Ragnarokand it’s no surprise to see Twitch streamers play the game on release day. Some of them are even playing on Give Me God of War, the highest difficulty setting in the game. Players who choose to playRagnarokon this difficulty can select a lower level during their playthrough, but they cannot switch back to Give Me God of War after making the change. Now, it looks likeGod of War Ragnarokenjoyed an impressive viewership on Twitch in the first days of its release.
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The data collected by SullyGnome shows that hundreds of thousands of users watched Twitch streamers playGod of War Ragnarok. Dexerto also shared a chart featuring the numbers around its launch, showing thatRagnarokpeaked at an impressive 460,000 viewers. This total has only increased since then, and it now sits at 480,655 total users. According to SullyGnome, fans have watched over 16 million hours of gameplay fromGod of War Ragnarok, and these totals will likely keep increasing until the popular streamers move on to a different game.
Despite the huge success ofGod of War Ragnarokon Twitch, Dexerto reports thatit lagged behindElden Ringas FromSoftware’s latest game peaked at 875,000 viewers. Granted,Elden Ringis a multiplatform game, so it may be unfair to directly compare the two figures.
WhileElden RingandGod of War Ragnarokare two massive success stories on Twitch in 2022,Cyberpunk 2077retains the top spot in terms of single-player games.Cyberpunk 2077managed an impressive number of over 1 million concurrent users on Twitch when it came out in 2020.
The most popular games on Twitch are generallymultiplayer titles likeValorantandLeague of Legends. Extremely hyped single-player games likeGod of War Ragnarokusually enjoy a huge burst of viewership at launch before a slow decline over the course of the game’s lifetime. Still, it’s a remarkable achievement forGod of War Ragnarokto have such an impressive number of concurrent online viewers on Twitch.
God of War Ragnarokis now available on PS4 and PS5.
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