Following the crossover between Overwatch 2 and One Punch Man, recreation director Aaron Keller has shared which you can anticipate one other one someday this yr.
With the transfer to free-to-play, Overwatch 2 has clearly leaned even more durable into being a stay service recreation. And what higher method to seize among the success Fortnite has than by collaborating with one other model, clearly leading to a crossover with One Punch Man. Apparently, it seems the workforce wasn’t solely sure of doing the collab, however it’s completed properly, so a minimum of another is deliberate for later this yr.
“All of us cherished and appreciated your response and pleasure for our One-Punch Man collaboration,” wrote Keller in a weblog publish. “Full transparency, we had been slightly fearful about mixing one other universe, even one as cool as this, into Overwatch. After we first introduced the collab, we talked about our values with how we would wish to deal with occasions like these, and gamers appeared to agree with us. The recognition of the occasion has given us the arrogance to do extra collaborations, and we’re hoping to premiere one other giant collab later this yr.”
It would not really feel too stunning that the Overwatch workforce is taking a slower strategy to that includes different properties in comparison with one thing like Fortnite, because the latter is a recreation the place the entire level is for it to be always evolving. However it undoubtedly marks a unique vibe for Overwatch, one which leaves it open to a complete vary of collaborations.
An issue Overwatch continues to be going through, alternatively, is that gamers are nonetheless discovering it unrewarding. In the identical publish Keller addressed these issues, noting the methods the workforce seeks to enhance issues. “Occasions now usually have skins that may be earned, and we have added Credit to the Battle Cross that permit gamers to buy almost all authentic OW occasion skins. On high of that, we have considerably elevated the quantity of XP earned from every match.”
The workforce can also be apparently engaged on rebuilding the On Fireplace system within the new engine, and plan to convey adjustments to Play of the Recreation to spotlight a broader vary of game-making performs. Keller additionally famous {that a} a lot larger Hero and participant development system is being labored on, set to hopefully launch later this yr, however did not say far more than that.
Final week, Overwatch 2’s vp Jon Spector introduced he was leaving Blizzard, however a substitute hasn’t been introduced as of but.
