I hope however with the changes Blizzard is making people who left playing OW could try it again so it will have a larger fanbase (also for the esports).
But millions of people won’t pay for a Playstation plus account for a game they already own. They rather play games that are f2p and know they enjoy.
How can Blizzard fix this problem?
f2p games won’t require online games to have a Playstation plus account. So making OW a f2p game can have alot of players back to the game or even new players (but the problem can be with smurfs for comp games)
Another solution is that Blizzard could have a talk with Sony. Blizzard is a huge company and is able to atleast try to fight this. f2p are in an unfair advantage since they are already free but also they don’t need a PS Plus account to play the game.
I hope this could just be a discussion how to have alot of players back or new players for Overwatch. I think fixing playstation plus and microsoft servers could be the solution for having new members.
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Sorry but Blizzard isn’t going to change their entire payment model just to appease the PS4 crowd who might try the game out.
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Even I am targetting Playstation since that is most populair console out there, the same story comes to xbox players aswell. The amount of console players is huge and it’s not just for more players but also a fanbase for esports. I am playing on PC myself but I know there is alot of people who won’t try Overwatch since there are now alot of games who avoid the internet service what sony/microsoft is given.
It just makes no financial sense for Blizzard to make these changes though, especially considering those who really want the game will get the online service for it regardless.
If you can pay for a $400 gaming system then a $50 membership is nothing.
I just wish it was possible for Blizzard to say:
“Hey Sony, could you let people play our game without Playstation Plus?”
and Sony would say something like:
“Under these conditions…”
And Blizzard could say yes or no.
If only I didn’t have to pay $60 a year or $25 every 3 months to play a game that I already own.
Playstation players will get over it subscription based gaming is just how it is now for consoles.
Xbox has no issues with player population.
Considering the fact that PS Plus games are still very popular and people literally do this exact thing, I don’t think this statement is accurate.
people play free games or non-online games at this moment. I don’t see how to increase players without changing this.
im still confused, why would people pay for playstation plus when they cna just buy the game?
overwatch has a bad reputation … toxic playerbase, bad balancing, bad matchmaking (ranked is a joke, qp is a joke)… there is a reason why ppl quit this game even tho it is AAA.
to get players back they need to drop a huge patch with improvements to matchmaking and ranked experience… also starting to make new events.
my friend is a math and geography teacher… the kids do not play or talk about ow anymore… they rather play fortnite, rainbow six siege, csgo, quake… overwatch lost its spark pretty fast for them.
I stopped playing overwatch because I can’t pay for ps plus. And yes not everyone lives in america and europe. I live in a poor country Lebanon, so I don’t have money for ps plus, I have to pay for other important things. So yes, blizzard have to make overwatch playable without a ps plus.