VALORANT Underperforming On Twitch Following Full Release

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VALORANT Underperforming On Twitch Following Full Release

VALORANT hasn't been able to live up to the massive numbers it originally put up and looks to be underperforming a bit after the official launch. Riot Games' venture into the tactical FPS genre with enjoyed tremendous success in it's closed beta. Due in large part to their ingenious marketing plan to release closed-beta keys to viewers who watch the game on Twitch, the streaming platform during the beta's first week and the hype was all too real for the hottest game coming out for the summer. Despite all that, the VALORANT numbers post-official launch have been disappointing. VALORANT launched with and built-up hype over a essentially well-received closed beta. Of course it wasn't going to reach the absurd heights of it's original beta launch opening week. That was a mixture of newfound freedom due to the pandemic and the smart launch strategy by Riot Games and Twitch. Still, it seemed like the hype was there and while it did enjoy some viewership success during the first week of its official launch, VALORANT hasn't seemed to live up to the hype from before quite yet. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY The biggest cause for concern is the lack of VALORANT's presence in the top five most watched games of the past week. It makes sense that VALORANT viewership would be down compared to the beginning of its closed beta but not that much. Seemingly the majority of big name streamers were playing, but have since cooled off to the game. It's starting to look like the game has found a fanbase, but it isn't nearly as large as many seemed to have suspected given it's astronomical beginning. This shouldn't necessarily be cause for concern for VALORANT and Riot Games. There is an already blossoming esports scene and a fanbase willing to watch a number of top players playing the game. It will be just fine and as it continuously adds new maps and agents, the appeal should keep growing. It just might not be the game changing breakthrough it looked like at the beginning. Source: