Blizzard will release the game on Steam for the first time and start with Overwatch 2 – Kommersant

American company Blizzard announced about the release of its online shooter Overwatch 2 on Steam – this is the first time the company has released its games on this digital service. Blizzard said that other projects of the company may appear on the platform in the future.

Overwatch 2 Steam page already available, the project will be available for download on August 10 with the start of Season 6, which will introduce story co-op missions and a redesigned progress system. The game is distributed according to the free-to-play model, that is, you can download it for free, in return, users are invited to make in-game purchases. Previously, all games from Blizzard were released in a special launcher from Battle.net. You will also need a Battle.net account to access Overwatch 2 via Steam. Blizzard also noted that they are not going to completely abandon their own launcher, it remains a priority platform for the company.

Evgeny Fedunenko