It was the first news of the September 4, 2019 Nintendo Direct, and what an opening! Blizzard confirmed Overwatch on Nintendo Switch, in the Overwatch: Legendary Edition version, with release set for October 15, 2019 in North America and Europe.
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What stands out in this port is the use of the Switch’s motion sensors. With the gyroscope, players could control some abilities by moving the controller itself, such as guiding Junkrat’s RIP-Tire, the explosive tire, or steering Hammond (Wrecking Ball) as he rolls in ball form. A nice detail: it’s the kind of feature that only makes sense on this console, and you can see the care in adapting such a fast shooter to a handheld.
The version was developed by studio Iron Galaxy and had the same content as the other platforms: all the heroes, maps and game modes. The exception was competitive mode, which wasn’t available right at the start so that players could get used to the controls before ranked matches. In North American and European stores, the physical box didn’t include a cartridge, but a download code.
Overwatch had been released in May 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, and is a “hero shooter”: two teams of six players, each choosing from a large cast of characters with their own abilities, fight over objectives on each map.
What came next
The Switch version came out on October 15, 2019 in the West and on November 29 in Japan. In June 2021, Blizzard enabled cross-platform play across all systems, with competitive still separated between consoles and PC. On October 3, 2022, Overwatch’s servers were shut down and all players moved to Overwatch 2, which is free and also launched on the Switch.
Source: Eurogamer.
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