Is Overwatch Coming To Mac

Update: At Blizzcon this weekend, Blizzard confirmed that Overwatch will be coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4 by Spring 2016. Blizzard is not working on a Mac port for the game, however. 'Currently with the technology behind Macs and the way Overwatch runs it's just too challenging for us at this point to support it,' game director Jeff Kaplan said. 'Our focus right now is entirely on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.'

Page 1 of 2 - Blizzard's Overwatch coming to Windows and consoles, but not Macs - posted in Mac Action & Shooters: Blizzard's Overwatch coming to Windows and consoles, but not Macs Update: At Blizzcon this weekend, Blizzard confirmed that Overwatch will be coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4 by Spring 2016. Blizzard is not working on a Mac port for the game, however. Mac gamers seem to have found an installer for Overwatch on their platform, though if it is, the game is not yet playable. Spied overnight on Reddit's r/macgaming, it appears the.zip installer was.

It's not coming to Mac in the foreseeable future, even when it goes Live. Their Mac team is too tiny at this point in time to be able to take on another project at this point. They should've communicated this tiny tidbit to the community before the Closed Beta. Doubly fun when one gets an email for the beta, then find.no client. Is Overwatch ever coming to Mac? Overwatch wouldn't just instantly become one of the best FPS games for Mac, it would be the hottest games the platform has received in a long time. That explains why the entire Mac community went insane when a Reddit user found a way to install it on MacOS.

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The clues have been amassing for a few weeks now. First, there was a bit of hidden meta-content found in the HTML for Overwatch's official European site, which noted that 'Overwatch is Blizzard's team-shooter for PC and consoles [emphasis added].' Then some intrepid data miners found some included hard-to-misinterpret programming flags for 'INITIAL_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH' and 'WAITING_FOR_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH' in the game's PC beta.

But the real clincher came this morning, as Gamestop stores started confirming (per Kotaku) that they were taking pre-orders for PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. Those console versions are supposedly being sold for $60, which doesn't really match with the seemingly free-to-play design of the game. Then again, Blizzard has yet to officially confirm Overwatch's business model. Blizzard also sells bonus-packed physical bundles for free-to-play titles like Heroes of the Storm.

After working on a handful of console titles in the '90s, Blizzard spent 15 years focused exclusively on PC game development. That ended in 2013 with console ports of Diablo III that were superior in some ways to the PC original. Shortly after that release, level designer Matthew Berger told Gamespot that 'as long as our player base is passionate about playing those games, then there is a future for console games at Blizzard.'

If there's any truth to these reports of an Overwatch console port, we'll likely hear an official announcement during Blizzcon this weekend. Try to act surprised if and when it happens.

Rumors of Overwatch coming to Mac computers swirled throughout the BlizzCon weekend, but Blizzard itself was quick to shut them down.

Overwatch fans on the Mac gaming subreddit found a potential installer for Overwatch on Mac—but it doesn't work. Overwatch appeared in the Blizzard Battle.net client for Mac users that downloaded the found link, but the game was never playable.

Blizzard responded to Polygon's request for comment with the note that the developer has nothing to announce right now. Overwatch gameplay systems lead engineer Tim Ford also commented on Overwatch for Mac during an interview with Gadgets360.

'We have no plans of giving [sic] this game on the Mac,' Ford said. 'There are several technology decisions that Apple has made that has made it a little difficult for us to release Overwatch in the way we want it to be consumed, and that is why we haven't pursued it.'

Is Overwatch Coming To Mac

It's not coming to Mac in the foreseeable future, even when it goes Live. Their Mac team is too tiny at this point in time to be able to take on another project at this point. They should've communicated this tiny tidbit to the community before the Closed Beta. Doubly fun when one gets an email for the beta, then find.no client. Is Overwatch ever coming to Mac? Overwatch wouldn't just instantly become one of the best FPS games for Mac, it would be the hottest games the platform has received in a long time. That explains why the entire Mac community went insane when a Reddit user found a way to install it on MacOS.

Original Story

The clues have been amassing for a few weeks now. First, there was a bit of hidden meta-content found in the HTML for Overwatch's official European site, which noted that 'Overwatch is Blizzard's team-shooter for PC and consoles [emphasis added].' Then some intrepid data miners found some included hard-to-misinterpret programming flags for 'INITIAL_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH' and 'WAITING_FOR_PSN_OR_XBL_AUTH' in the game's PC beta.

But the real clincher came this morning, as Gamestop stores started confirming (per Kotaku) that they were taking pre-orders for PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. Those console versions are supposedly being sold for $60, which doesn't really match with the seemingly free-to-play design of the game. Then again, Blizzard has yet to officially confirm Overwatch's business model. Blizzard also sells bonus-packed physical bundles for free-to-play titles like Heroes of the Storm.

After working on a handful of console titles in the '90s, Blizzard spent 15 years focused exclusively on PC game development. That ended in 2013 with console ports of Diablo III that were superior in some ways to the PC original. Shortly after that release, level designer Matthew Berger told Gamespot that 'as long as our player base is passionate about playing those games, then there is a future for console games at Blizzard.'

If there's any truth to these reports of an Overwatch console port, we'll likely hear an official announcement during Blizzcon this weekend. Try to act surprised if and when it happens.

Rumors of Overwatch coming to Mac computers swirled throughout the BlizzCon weekend, but Blizzard itself was quick to shut them down.

Overwatch fans on the Mac gaming subreddit found a potential installer for Overwatch on Mac—but it doesn't work. Overwatch appeared in the Blizzard Battle.net client for Mac users that downloaded the found link, but the game was never playable.

Blizzard responded to Polygon's request for comment with the note that the developer has nothing to announce right now. Overwatch gameplay systems lead engineer Tim Ford also commented on Overwatch for Mac during an interview with Gadgets360.

'We have no plans of giving [sic] this game on the Mac,' Ford said. 'There are several technology decisions that Apple has made that has made it a little difficult for us to release Overwatch in the way we want it to be consumed, and that is why we haven't pursued it.'

Is Overwatch Coming To Mac

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From both statements, it's safe to assume the Overwatch installer on Mac was a bug. Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan previously said Blizzard was 'open minded' with regard to launching on Mac, but it sounds like now is not that time.