Overwatch beta has been playable on the PC platform prior to this announcement, and to hear that Blizzard has informed GameStop concerning Overwatch being a title on the PC for $60 a pop, in addition to it making its way to the Sony PS4 and Xbox One is certainly a pleasant surprise, although the end result will require a fair amount of patience if one were to take into consideration the release of the title on all those mentioned platforms next winter.
Taking everything into consideration, it does make a fair amount of sense, as Blizzard would certainly have scratched their head when it comes to monetizing the title should it be made a free-to-play game. A concurrent release on consoles as well as that on the PC is no longer a strange idea in this day and age, so kudos to Blizzard for bringing this about.