Overwatch 2 is making a huge dive over to Steam on August 10, Blizzard has actually introduced. Furthermore, it will certainly be complied with by an option of Blizzard games moving to the store for the very first time.
In a blog post, Blizzard discusses it intends to broaden its reach to gamers past its exclusive computer launcher. It thinks the free-to-play Overwatch 2 is the most effective game to start this significant change in its computer launch technique. There’s presently no word on what various other Blizzard games are involving Steam, however the author states it will certainly introduce them “when the time is right.”
“Battle.net is the home of all our PC players, and over the years, we’ve evolved our platform to support updated technologies, capabilities, and our communities’ expectations. But as we’ve evolved, the industry has evolved too–gaming is no longer just for specific communities as it was when Battle.net launched over two decades ago, gaming is for everyone–and though we remain committed to continually investing in and supporting Battle.net, we want to break down the barriers to make it easier for players everywhere to find and enjoy our games.”
Though you’ll still require a Battle.internet account to play Overwatch 2 on Steam (as you do on all systems), it will certainly run straight via the store rather than merely working as a middle-man launch Battle.internet, as verified by Blizzard head of state Mike Ybarra on Twitter. Thus, gamers will certainly have accessibility to the functions of Battle.Net, such as cross-play, however will certainly profit of Steam, such as making success. Blizzard states this action will certainly not impact those that still select to play Overwatch 2 via Battle.internet.
This is excellent information for Steam individuals thinking about Overwatch 2 as they won’t need to stress over downloading and install one more computer launcher to play it. The very same holds true for computer gamers that have actually looked at Blizzard’s magazine overall, as they have actually just come via its store. We’re interested to see what various other games make the dive; Diablo IV or World of Warcraft, probably? We’ll simply need to wait as well as see.
For extra on Overwatch 2, you can have a look at our hands-on impacts of its approaching PvE story missions.
