Summary
OverwatchMobile has never been officially confirmed, but it’s safe to say that it is indeed in development. It wasfirst referenced in 2020, apparently intended to drop at the same time asOverwatch 2. This was then said to have been delayed, but wasreferenced again by journalist Jason Schreierin his book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.
Now, we have another report referring to its existence, and it could be bigger in scope than we thought. According to the Korean news outletMTN(as spotted byVGC), the Overwatch mobile game is being referred to as Overwatch 3 internally.
Overwatch Mobile Has Reportedly Found A Publisher, And Could Be A Full Sequel
Nexon is said to be publishing the long-rumoured Overwatch mobile game, alongside a new StarCraft game
According to the report, the mobile game was referred to as Overwatch 3 by publishers seeking to get the rights to the title. It’s claimed that Nexon won the bidding war and will now publish this Overwatch game in Korea and Japan.
Overwatch Mobile is also described as a MOBA in the report. So, even if this is internally being referred to as Overwatch 3, it probably won’t replace Overwatch 2 in that way that Overwatch 2 replaced the original release.
The Overwatch deal is apparently just for regional distribution rights, but this wasn’t all thatBlizzardhad up for grabs. It’s also reported that development rights for theStarCraftseries were also on offer, with different bidders putting forward ideas for possible genres. Nexon is also said to have secured the rights to this.
Right now, none of this has been confirmed, and Blizzard has not responded to the report.
