Jason Schreier’s original article is here
For those who encounter a paywall, an archived version is here
The important bit in his article:
Last year, Overwatch 2 received a paid pack of three PvE story missions that sold poorly, according to people familiar with the business, which was a major reason for the cratering bonuses. In January, as part of a company-wide reduction in its work force, the majority of the team behind Overwatch 2’s PvE was laid off.
Overwatch 2 developers were informed that the company does not plan to finish any of the remaining planned PvE content and will instead double down on competitive player vs. player gameplay, according to the people familiar.
No shit it’s gonna fail. If you half ass something you obviously didn’t wanna do, in an already fucked up development situation, it’s not going well. No shit Sherlock.
I’m so pissed. I was so hyped for pve. I love the overwatch character design and universe but hate pvp.
The overwatch character design is amazing. The latest heroes not so much, but overall the world is so well done. The short clips were Disney like and I always dreamed about a full movie or extended series. it never happened.
It’s frustrating when you’ve been part of this universe for many years, thousands of thousands of hours and then have to witness what Blizzard does with this IP. I’ve probably played more Overwatch than all my other games combined. Also there’s an “enjoyment vacuum” in my heart now, as nothing comes close to the charm of these heroes.
Leopardsatemyface
Y’all deserved to get wrecked after what they did overwatch.
It is unbelievable how poorly managed overwatch has been for years now. Talk about a cash cow they just refused to feed properly
My issue was the price of it. For 3 missions, and to spend MAYBE a couple hours and then never touch again was ridiculous.
Deleted my Blizzard account years ago when they openly ran errands for the CCP.
So glad I never bought OW2. PvE stuff never appealed to me.
It’s a free game, so no one bought it.
Still overpriced
You could pay money to “buy” it.
You could purchase its initial battle pass on launch, but that’s what you were buying - not the game.
