Will gamers on consoles soon be able to play Overwatch with their friends on PC? Blizzard gives a clear answer.
PC players will never play Overwatch against console players
For several weeks, Overwatch has now been available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One; however, the groups play on their respective platforms separately. In other words: PlayStation players only compete against other gamers on the Sony console. The same goes for players on Xbox, or the PC version of the hero shooter.
On Twitter, they have now answered a fan’s question about how cross-platform play would look. The answer is direct. “There is no cross-platform play.” However, at least for the consoles, they leave a glimmer of hope. “We are keeping an eye out for cross-platform possibilities on consoles.” While this is by no means a specific timeline, it does give hope that in the future, Gamepad to Gamepad may happen. Whenever that future may be.
However, Blizzard categorically excludes a mixing of the player base from console and PC. It would lead to balance issues and thus difficulties in competitive play if players with keyboard and mouse were allowed to play together with shooters using gamepads.
Mein-MMO says: Although it sounds nice to throw as many players into one pool as possible, the fun of the game would likely suffer if console players faced off against PC players. At least the possibility of connecting with each other on different consoles sounds good. However, since Sony and Microsoft are not particularly known for their cooperation, the implementation of such a plan could still take quite a while.
