With Diablo 3, Blizzard officially got into the console gaming business, so seeing Overwatch released for the PS4 and Xbox One did not come as a surprise. However as to with regards to Microsoft’s upcoming Project Scorpio, it seems that it isn’t necessarily a guarantee that Overwatch will be launched for the console.
Speaking in an interview with IBTimes, Overwatch’s director Jeff Kaplan was quoted as saying, “With both the advancements that Sony and Microsoft have made to their platforms, we’re super-eager to support in whatever way we can. We take kind of a wait and see approach. Our engine team loves doing things like supporting. Any time we can make the game look better, they like supporting it.”
He adds, “As long as we don’t break the game in some other way, or incur some technical cost that is prohibitive, we would obviously try to go along with the advancements, and be very supportive of advancements on all of our platforms.” While Kaplan does not explicitly confirm or deny Scorpio support, it would admittedly be a bit strange if they did not, although we guess maybe Blizzard is just playing it safe for now.
The company has also not ruled out the possibility of releasing games like Overwatch and Hearthstone for the Nintendo Switch. That being said, details regarding Scorpio such as its specs are expected to be revealed later today, so check back with us then for more updates on Microsoft’s latest console efforts.
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