What Will ‘Overwatch 2’ Look Like On Xbox Game Pass?

Games What Will ‘Overwatch 2’ Look Like On Xbox Game Pass? Kris Holt Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover all things games, especially Overwatch. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

Got it! Sep 2, 2022, 05:14am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Junker Queen could be on her way to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Blizzard Entertainment Competition regulators in the U. K.

have raised concerns over Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision Blizzard. In a response , Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer attempted to convince officials that the acquisition would not meaningfully harm competition. Spencer noted that Microsoft intends to make “Activision Blizzard’s much-loved library of games – including Overwatch, Diablo and Call of Duty – available in Game Pass and to grow those gaming communities.

” That’s not exactly surprising. Microsoft is determined to increase the number of Game Pass subscribers and give current members plenty good reason to keep paying every month. It was widely expected that Microsoft planned to slot Activision Blizzard games into the library.

But Overwatch 2 is a free-to-play game . That raises interesting questions about why it would need to be on Game Pass at all. The first thing that comes to mind for me is that Overwatch 2 will likely be on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Since it’s free-to-play, Microsoft could offer it independently of a Game Pass subscription, just as it does with Fortnite . That would be an excellent move for Overwatch 2 , particularly given that one of the main aims of the F2P shift is to grow the franchise’s player base. I’ve long been adamant that cloud gaming can lower the barrier to entry for people who want to try modern games but don’t want to or can’t buy a console or gaming PC.

Having Overwatch 2 playable through the cloud would largely be a good thing — even if being able to play it on my phone almost anywhere might prevent me from doing anything else with my life ever again. MORE FOR YOU ‘Demon Slayer’ Season 2 Finally Has An Actual 2021 Release Date Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Not A Sure Thing, Says Director ‘Genshin Impact’ Still Refuses To Increase Anniversary Rewards, Despite Fan Outcry It seems the other reason to put Overwatch 2 on Game Pass would be to give subscribers some in-game perks at no extra cost. MORE FROM FORBES What Will Overwatch 2’s Battle Pass Look Like With The Free-To-Play Move? By Kris Holt I’m not sure if Microsoft would be willing to make Overwatch 2 ’s premium battle pass free to Game Pass members.

It charges Halo Infinite players for that game’s battle pass, after all. But even offering things like exclusive cosmetics, some in-game currency and XP boosts might make Game Pass enticing for Overwatch 2 players, not to mention all the other Xbox and third-party games they’ll have access to through the library. There’s no guarantee that Microsoft will actually purchase Activision Blizzard, especially after the U.

K. ’s Competition and Markets Authority cast some doubt on the deal. Still, that doesn’t preclude Microsoft from striking a separate agreement to get Overwatch 2 on Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming in the meantime.

I would have no problem with that. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn . Check out some of my other work here .

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