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Blizzard says Overwatch Switch port is 'feasible,' StarCraft 2 port would be 'very difficult'

by rawmeatcowboy
16 August 2018
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Now that Diablo III: Eternal Edition is confirmed for Switch, Blizzard is getting swarmed with questions about bringing their other properties to Switch. In an interview with GameSpot, Blizzard senior producer Pete Stilwell had this to say about the potential for an Overwatch port.

"Anything is within the realm of possibility. Our team was given the task to work on this (Diablo III). If [Overwatch developer] Team 4 picks up that endeavour, that's on them. As of right now Diablo is our only focus on Switch. ...Yes, it is feasible."

So Overwatch could happen at some point, but it seems like StarCraft 2 is a lot less likely. When asked about the potential, Stilwell said this.

"The N64 version of StarCraft was cool but you had to change the game quite a bit to make it work properly on console. StarCraft 2 is next level requirements from how much dexterity you need with a mouse and keyboard, so I think that would have been a very difficult port. It would have [to] change the core gameplay."

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