# Overwatch 2 launch queues

> A player reported 20,000 people ahead in the Overwatch 2 launch queue.

- Owner: Blizzard Entertainment
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2022-10-04
- Peak proxy date: 2022-10-05
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 35 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Controversy

## Summary

Players reported long login queues as Overwatch 2 launched. Queue jokes spread across forums, Twitter and YouTube, while Blizzard apologized and explained its overloaded login systems.

## Timeline

- 2022-06-12 — Blizzard Entertainment (Open web) — Blizzard announced the free-to-play sequel would launch on October 4.
- 2022-10-04 — Blizzard Entertainment (Open web) — Overwatch 2 launched in early access on PC and consoles.
- 2022-10-04 — Guiltycrown (Open web) — A player posted that more than 20,000 people were ahead in the login queue.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/overwatch-2-launch-queues-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Overwatch 2 launch queues.” Case HIS-01787. Spread Score v1.3: 35/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01787