Halo Infinite's Twitch viewership is underwhelming when compared to battle royales and …

Screenshot by Gamepur Halo Infinite has received success in critical reviews and player count, but not when it comes to Twitch viewership. Despite a strong first week, the shooter has quickly fallen off and now averages between 40th to 70th amongst Twitch’s most viewed games. As of writing, Infinite currently holds the 58th spot, behind Bungie’s Destiny 2 and even Rockstar’s 16-year-old Bully. However, this isn’t necessarily a Halo Infinite issue. It may be more related to a shift in what viewers want to watch. As pointed out by 100 Thieves co-owner Jack “CouRage” Dunlop, “FPS viewers have moved away from casual respawn arena shooters” like Halo Infinite and Call of Duty: Vanguard. Fortnite, Warzone, and Apex Legends have 200,000+ combined viewers on Twitch.Valorant and CS:GO have 200,000+ combined viewers on Twitch.Halo: Infinite, Vanguard, and BF:2042 have under 15,000 combined viewers.FPS viewers have moved away from casual respawn arena shooters.— Jack “CouRage” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) January 30, 2022 As you can see by the numbers Dunlop tweeted, viewers are hardly watching traditional multiplayer shooters and are much more interested in battle royales, hero shooters, and tactical shooters. On top of that, many Twitch viewers are more engaged by Minecraft and other…
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