That’s a good point.
However, it’s hard to keep different people from posting the same. From his post history, this is his first recent post about the OWL viewer numbers.
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Lawbreakers has zero.
It’s because Apex came out, and the sheep flocking to it haven’t realized it’s just Malibu Stacy with a new hat yet. (I’ve watched several people play it, it’s got the same flaws as any other BR game, all the while adding in new things that will certainly become problems, like Classes)
Overwatch viewership tends to drop for a while with every big new game release, it did with Black Ops 4, it did with Atlas, it has done with others, and long-term, yes, Overwatch will decline, as do all games. Only time will tell how truly successful Apex is, it could end up attracting a lot of players, but not generate much money from people because they’ve already put money into other BR’s, and don’t want to go through the same cycle again.
I will say this though, some of the OW streamers that have stuck around are doing a good job, particularly those that can bring in that extra bit of entertainment, such as Kariv taunting Custa in his custom FFA Mystery Deathmatches, or harbleu dunking Roadhog off the side of the map in Volskaya.