Overwatch Crossover with...?

Bogrim-2180 · May 7, 2018, 6:11pm

I just answered this in another thread:

So Marvel skins are a posibility, if your game earns enough money

Blizzard could definitely afford the license and there might even be money to be made, but I don’t think they’re gonna do it. They’ve always kept their universe separate from others. You may get Warcraft themed Overwatch skins but you’ll never get Marvel skins.

Why? Because Blizzard is investing in their own universe. They wanna picture their game played 10 years from now, just like World of Warcraft. And the elements in the game should age well, which skins based on recent movies do not.

A Deadpool skin will only be interesting as Deadpool is mainstream, but a berserker Zarya skin will always be a representation of the growing Blizzard universe.

Fortnite is in a different spot because it’s a game that’s riding what’s popular. The game was based on Pubg’s success as a way to ride the latest fad and the Marvel skins are just the same. Where as Blizzard’s focus is more on supporting their existing franchises and sustaining that fan base.

You could criticize Blizzard for it, but in a way I think it’s healthy. Because if you’re a Blizzard fan, you’re always gonna get Blizzard products.

And as a big of a fan of Marvel as I am, if I had to choose between getting a Marvel-based skin and a Blizzard-based skin, I would probably choose the latter. There’s already lots of games I can play if I wanna see Black Panther, but only Blizzard games will let me play Blizzard characters.