'Apex Legends' esports' stadium debut is a rebirth, not a victory lap

The two-year online stint also proved to be a fruitful testing ground to improve the viewing experience for fans at home. Battle royale esports have always faced unique challenges for spectators. While games like "Overwatch" and "Valorant" take place on smaller maps and feature only 10 players, each game of "Apex Legends" is set on a much larger piece of terrain and begins with 60 different players active. They can be eliminated at any time, and each game lasts about twenty minutes, with a fair amount of downtime. Nelson rightly touts the development of Multiview to make "Apex" easier to watch, a Twitch feature that allows fans of particular teams or players to see the action from individual perspectives, with up to four different viewpoints at once.