Overwatch releases on October 15 for Nintendo Switch

Overwatch is coming to Switch. The competitive multiplayer shooter will be released on October 15 for the Nintendo console. The Switch version gets motion controls for some Heroes’ abilities. There is no cross-play with other platforms.

When Overwatch comes out for Switch, players will only be able to compete against players who also play the game on a Switch. Also, players will not be able to carry their progress made in the game on other platforms.

Blizzard is not ruling out the arrival of cross-play at a later date. The developer told Engadget that it sees the potential of cross-play, but that there is a lot of work to be done on both the game itself and the platforms it runs on to determine whether cross-play makes sense for the Switch game. version of Overwatch. Blizzard says to “keep an eye on” how cross-play develops as a phenomenon.

The Switch version of Overwatch costs 40 euros. It concerns the Legendary Edition that was previously released for other consoles and PC. Overwatch has been on the market for over three years for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game is regularly updated.