Raining fire down on those dreaming of PC exclusivity.
When Blizzard announced its new first-person shooter project Overwatch at Blizzcon almost exactly a year ago, the game was only officially confirmed for PCs. Now, there are a number of signs that the game will probably be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as well.
The clues have been amassing for a few weeks now. First, there was a bit of hidden meta-content found in the HTML for Overwatch's official European site, which noted that "Overwatch is Blizzard’s team-shooter for PC and consoles [emphasis added]." Then some intrepid data miners found some included hard-to-misinterpret programming flags for "INITIAL_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH" and "WAITING_FOR_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH" in the game's PC beta.
But the real clincher came this morning, as Gamestop stores started confirming (per Kotaku) that they were taking pre-orders for PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. Those console versions are supposedly being sold for $60, which doesn't really match with the seemingly free-to-play design of the game. Then again, Blizzard has yet to officially confirm Overwatch's business model. Blizzard also sells bonus-packed physical bundles for free-to-play titles like Heroes of the Storm.
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