The sequel toOverwatchwas one of the biggest announcements made at this year’s BlizzCon. Many fans are pumped to see what the sequel has in store for Blizzard’s team-based shooter franchise, and what sort of differentOverwatchtricksthey can pull off in the game.
It turns out there may be even more in store for the shooter franchise than anticipated. In an interview with Edge magazine, director Jeff Kaplan hinted there may be some spin-off games and even movies based on theOverwatchuniverse in the future.
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In the interview, Kaplan said his team “dreams” of making even moreOverwatchgames, and not necessarily just shooters. When asked to clarify on the first-person shooter’s future, Kaplan replied that Blizzard has always thought of the franchise as “a universe, not a single game.” He then hinted that there could be different types of games set in theOverwatchuniverse, and that the franchise could even branch into different types of media, such as movies and even an animated series.
Overwatch’s animated shorts are just as famous and critically-loved as its gameplay, so it makes sense that the development team would want to branch further in that direction. Blizzard’s parent company, Activision Blizzard, has also stated that it would like to turn the game into a movie, so this could be a very real possibility sometime in the future.Overwatchalready has an excellent story that could easily be adapted to film, and it seemsOverwatch 2will greatly expand on that story.
Kaplan also took time to settle an issue some critics have had withOverwatch 2, arguing it’s “clearly a sequel.” Some people have claimed that since players of the original game will be getting all the same characters, maps, and game types available in the new title,Overwatch 2is really more like an expensive expansion pack.Kaplan disagrees, saying “Overwatch 2is an order of magnitude larger than the original game,” thus making it a sequel.
Making a new game with updated graphics and a brand-new story mode has no doubt taken a lot of time and work for the developers, so much so that developments and updates on the originalOverwatchbecame much less frequent. In another interview, Kaplan admitted that he had developers so focused on making the sequel, they had to resort to using recycled versions of old seasonal events instead of making all new ones, like Halloween Terror and Summer Games. Kaplan has assured fans that this is only a temporary slowdown, though. Once production onOverwatch 2is complete, he’s confident they’ll be able to regularly update both games.
Overwatchis available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.Overwatch 2does not yet have a release date.
