xQc fired up Overwatch on stream and jumped into competitive matches playing Winston. A clip of the gameplay quickly circulated online with viewers declaring “xQcOW is back.”
The stream marked a return to the content that originally built xQc’s audience. Before becoming one of the biggest variety streamers, Félix Lengyel was synonymous with Overwatch gameplay. His “xQcOW” moniker came directly from that era.
The clip showed xQc playing Winston at Diamond rank. The tank hero has long been associated with his gameplay style and produced countless memorable moments during his Overwatch-focused streams.
xQc started as a professional Overwatch player before his streaming career took off. He competed at the highest level of the game before transitioning to full-time content creation. His early streams featured intense competitive matches mixed with high-energy reactions that became his trademark.
Longtime viewers immediately recognized the shift. Classic xQc Overwatch catchphrases resurfaced in chat including “JAKE IS MAD BECAUSE HE IS BAD” and other callbacks to his peak Overwatch streaming days. One viewer noted they had “totally forgot this is why he is even famous in the first place.”
The gameplay represented a stark contrast to xQc’s current content mix. While he built a massive audience through variety streaming and reaction content, Overwatch matches defined his early identity as a creator.
Viewers pointed out details that made the moment feel like a time warp. References to old stream overlays that tracked win-loss records. Mentions of music choices and production elements from years past. One commenter described old tilted streams where xQc would enable colorblind settings and distort audio as “probably the best content he has ever done.”
