Overwatch Will Cost $40 on PC, $60 on PS4, Xbox One
Off the back of yesterday's leak, we now know what the pricing options for Overwatch will be.
Yesterday, a BlizzCon [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/161332-Overwatch-Launch-Spring-2016-PS4-PC-Xbox-One] Overwatch panel, we have a bit more info on the game, including how much it will cost. Overwatch will come in three flavors: a PC-exclusive digital download edition for $40, an "Origins Edition" for $60, which contains a suite of goodies similar to Blizzard's other Digital Deluxe editions, and a physical collector's edition for $130, which includes a bunch of in-game goodies.
All three editions will contain all of the game's 21 heroes. For those hoping for free-to-play, or worried about additional heroes being microtransactions, the wording of the press release ("along with the final three heroes in Overwatch's 21-character roster") suggested that Overwatch will only have 21 heroes.
The Origins Edition comes with 5 in-game skins and cross-game digital goodies for other Blizzard franchises. The collector's edition comes with everything in the Origin Edition, plus a "Visual Sourcebook," a soundtrack and a statue of Overwatch's former Strike-Commander.
Pre-purchasing either of the three editions also gives you the Noire Widowmaker skin. You can pre-purchase the game here [http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/buy/].
What do you guys think about this? Full-price for a multiplayer only title hasn't worked out too well in the past [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/12957-Turtle-Rock-Studios-Evolve-Review#&gid=gallery_3804&pid=1], but there are cases when it is done well. Furthermore, it looks like it's main competitor will be Team Fortress 2, which is currently free-to-play with quite a substantial player base.
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Off the back of yesterday's leak, we now know what the pricing options for Overwatch will be.
Yesterday, a BlizzCon [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/161332-Overwatch-Launch-Spring-2016-PS4-PC-Xbox-One] Overwatch panel, we have a bit more info on the game, including how much it will cost. Overwatch will come in three flavors: a PC-exclusive digital download edition for $40, an "Origins Edition" for $60, which contains a suite of goodies similar to Blizzard's other Digital Deluxe editions, and a physical collector's edition for $130, which includes a bunch of in-game goodies.
All three editions will contain all of the game's 21 heroes. For those hoping for free-to-play, or worried about additional heroes being microtransactions, the wording of the press release ("along with the final three heroes in Overwatch's 21-character roster") suggested that Overwatch will only have 21 heroes.
The Origins Edition comes with 5 in-game skins and cross-game digital goodies for other Blizzard franchises. The collector's edition comes with everything in the Origin Edition, plus a "Visual Sourcebook," a soundtrack and a statue of Overwatch's former Strike-Commander.
Pre-purchasing either of the three editions also gives you the Noire Widowmaker skin. You can pre-purchase the game here [http://us.battle.net/overwatch/en/buy/].
What do you guys think about this? Full-price for a multiplayer only title hasn't worked out too well in the past [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/12957-Turtle-Rock-Studios-Evolve-Review#&gid=gallery_3804&pid=1], but there are cases when it is done well. Furthermore, it looks like it's main competitor will be Team Fortress 2, which is currently free-to-play with quite a substantial player base.
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