The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Hits Highest Player Count After Season 2 Releases

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The Season 2 of Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was recently released on Netflix.

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And the player count has gone over 70,000 concurrent users after the release.

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The player count hit its highest point in over two years.

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The Witcher Season 2 revolves around the Wild Hunt event.

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PC Gamer reveals that the player count for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has crossed over 71,000.

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But the Season 2 spike did not reach the launch peak of 92,000 yet.

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The Witcher video games and television shows are based on the same source material.

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Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a fantastic opportunity to learn for viewers who want to dive deeper into the series's lore.

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And many players have taken up that opportunity, as the stats suggest.

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