Did you like Sony’sState of Play digitalevent last week? While some might have mixed feelings about it, the event seemed to be something PlayStation fans had been waiting for a while. Interest peaked enough that the show achieved record-breaking numbers.
For the first time, a State of Play stream broke two million concurrent viewers across the different platforms where people can watch the event.
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The data was compiled byStream Charts, which also mentioned other impressive stats. The 40-minute event logged 1.96 million hours watched, with an average of 1.8 million people watching, another new record set by the show.
The exact numbers from the show are as follows:
Co-streamers from around the world also streamed the show, and for the first time, over 1,000 channels covered a State of Play. Most of the watch time was via YouTube Live, though some did come from Twitch.
The official PlayStation YouTube channel was the most popular broadcaster of the event (understandably so). Sony had three livestreams for the most recent State of Play (English, Japanese, one with English subtitles).
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The biggest reveal at the show was Housemarque’s latest in-development project titled “Saros.” No gameplay of it was featured, though there wasa cinematic announce trailerfor it that confirmed actor Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass) will be the game’s protagonist.
The turnout for the latest State of Play just shows how thirsty people are for new games on the PS5. However, the show also brought in a good number of questions on other first-party project that we were hoping would be part of the show likeMarve’s Wolverine,Ghost of Yoteiand more.
You can check out a summary ofthe February 12 State of Play herein case you weren’t able to watch it live.
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