Recently, there have been rumors that Overwatch 2 is cutting its game quality, which may be in preparation for landing on mobile platforms. An animator tweeted the news, posting three comparison images of the game’s graphics, as well as a job posting for Blizzard’s hiring of a product manager for a mobile project.
It can be seen from the comparison chart that Torbjörn’s hammers, firearms, hands, etc. have different degrees of reduction in materials or light and shadow effects. This visual simplification is probably because Blizzard wants to bring the game to mobile devices.
Judging from this job advertisement released by Blizzard, the scope of responsibility of the mobile project product manager includes the Overwatch project, and it is mentioned along with Diablo, Hearthstone and other games. However, the game is still in the development stage, the official may release more new information this year, let us wait patiently.
Design differences between Overwatch 1 (on the right) and Overwatch 2 (on the left). Rumor has it they’re “simplifying” designs because the game will be mobile compatible. pic.twitter.com/UZN0H7lnvN
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