Speaking to Game Informer, Blizzard vice chairman Jon Spector mentioned the potential of Overwatch 2 incorporating crossovers with totally different franchises. It’d be an incentive for gamers to spend cash that Overwatch 1 notably lacked, and whereas nothing concrete is on the desk, Spector admitted a want in making it occur. 

“We’ve seen some actually enjoyable examples on the market of video games working with different manufacturers or different video games. […] As we have a look at the Overwatch 2 house, these are issues that we’re all for exploring,” mentioned Spector. 

Brand crossovers function a simple approach to probably herald new income through followers of these franchises who might have in any other case proven no real interest in a specific sport. The ridiculousness of such crossovers typically unfold like wildfire on social media additionally would not harm.

Crossovers between franchises have grow to be in style lately, with titles equivalent to Fortnite, PUBG, and Sea of Thieves all getting in on the motion. It’s Epic’s sport that attracts essentially the most consideration for these, equivalent to current crossovers with Dragon Ball Z and Naruto. 

Collaborations equivalent to these are what Spector needs for Overwatch 2, reasonably than tie-in adverts. “If and once we do this, one among our key values is to do it in a manner that seems like an ideal match for the Overwatch franchise.”

In the previous, Overwatch has saved its crossovers in-house; D.Va’s lore includes being a pro-Starcraft II participant, and several other Overwatch characters are playable in Heroes of the Storm. However, the hero shooter has but to essentially cross paths with properties outdoors of the studio. 

While Fortnite’s method to manufacturers is extra of toybox-like construction with narrative components, Overwatch exists in its personal world, and with its personal lore and guidelines. Making future crossovers really feel like a part of the sport’s world, and getting gamers to care, would mark the primary little bit of excellent news that Overwatch 2 has had in a while.