Players will still need a Battle.net account, however

Players will still need a Battle.net account, however

        • yesdogishere@kbin.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          Overwatch and all these games being brought to the platform are CRAP. Yuck. Bloated and revolting. So much gfx power and hdd capacity consumed for? CRAP. Hugely inefficient for entertainment dollar.

    • _spiffy@lemmy.ca
      7·
      1 year ago

      I cannot imagine they would skip the battle.net launcher, but I would love it if they did!

      EDIT: Players using Steam will have access to features of the platform while playing Overwatch 2, such as Steam achievements, their Steam friends list, and the ability to invite them to play in-game.

      Dang this is looking positive.

    • Narrrz@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m grudgingly okay with steam launching the apps specific launcher, e. g. Warframe.

      I draw the line at it launching the company’s own game platform. if I wanted the stupid b. net launcher I would fucking have it already, alright?!

        • tal@kbin.social
          1·
          1 year ago

          another motherfucking program running in the background taking resources (it may not be that much, but it’s still something. And when gaming, every resource counts!)

          Honestly, it should really not be an issue to have a program running. Your computer has plenty of processes running all the time.

          Steam is pretty resource-heavy, but a process shouldn’t need to be.

  • SoSquidTaste@kbin.social
    6·
    1 year ago

    Not to sound doom gloomy here, but my reasons for ditching Blizzard games were absolutely not the launcher. I don’t think I’ll be going back to Overwatch or anything else in their portfolio because of my issues with game development/marketing (PvE in OW2 promises vs. reality, Warcraft 3 Reforged debacle, etc.).

    That said, for anyone who still is up on Blizzard properties, having platform choice is always nice. I still play a ton of Apex Legends and love that it’s available via Steam rather than just EA’s launcher, for example.

  • Pixel@beehaw.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’m not fond of blizzard and I think overwatch 2’s time has long since passed so I’m not sure how helpful this will be

    But I still play hearthstone and I sincerely think that it’s the best the game has ever been so hopefully a steam release is a second wind for the game. Not that it’s dead by any means but I’d love for it to feel like a popular game again

    • HidingCat@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Well, there’s a reason they’re doing this. Clearly they need the numbers, and that’s why OW2 is the first game that’s coming to Steam.