Overwatch will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 24, a takeover ad campaign at IGN (spotted by a NeoGAF user) has revealed.
Pre-orders will guarantee early access to an open beta beginning on May 3.
The six-versus-six shooter is set on near future Earth, where teams of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities clash for control of locations worldwide. A total of 21 heroes are playable, each with their own unique abilities and weapons.
In 2023, developed by Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch 2 was released, which was basically a big, glorified update of the original game that launched in 2016. Now, it’s simply reverted to being called just Overwatch, which is probably for the best.
The second iteration of Overwatch was released on the original Nintendo Switch, and while it’s still an enjoyable game with cross-play/progression functions, it’s still lacking in terms of performance and visuals, compared to its PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S counterparts. Well, it was.
As of today, the second iteration of Overwatch is natively available on the Nintendo Switch 2, just in time for Season 2: Summit.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of Overwatch will have increased resolution both in handheld and docked modes, enhanced textures and lighting, up to 60 frames-per second, improved audio and more.
Blizzard is readying a patch to address the issue that the game is still running in Switch 1 build and just 30 fps.
you'd think they'd test it before pushing it live, lol.
that being said, clearly it's not running as intended.
They know it for sure. Maybe they didn't finish optimizing the game by the targeted release date. That's why they released the Switch 1 30fps version first. XD
Nexon has entered a publishing agreement with Blizzard for Overwatch in Korea, with the companies working to deliver services 'tailored' for the region.
The four-part Blizzard Showcase will reveal “what comes next” for each series…
I'm not a multiplayer guy, but this game looks really cool and i will probably buy it.
Really liked the characters and the gameplay.
May is mighty crowded. I really hope that beta is also for consoles.
Yeah May is OD crowded Doom is on my Radar highly anticipated game for me.
I primarily play online games solo (joining in with a group of random players), so if they don't have a system where solo players can avoid going up against premade groups then I'm out. Otherwise this game looks really fun, I'd even get it to mess around with some decent bot AI if they get the multi matchmaking all wrong.