blog post, wherein Blizzard revealed it would be “trying something new” by offering a selection of games on Steam going forward.
To note: It has yet to detail what other titles are on the way or when they’re coming, as “Overwatch 2” is the only game confirmed thus far.
Prior to this move, one would need to operate exclusively through Battle.net to play Blizzard titles such as “Overwatch 2.” Now, although players will still need an underlying Battle.net account, they’ll be able to download Blizzard games through Steam, use their Steam friends list for game invites and accrue Steam achievements, among other features.The aforementioned utility and user-friendliness of Steam is why many PC gamers prefer to use it exclusively for gaming activities, with some people preferring it so much so that they outright snub games bound to other storefronts.
For publishers and developers, this presents a dilemma: Occupy the most popular storefront and pay a cut of profits to Valve (the middleman behind Steam) or keep games exclusive to their publisher-specific storefront and risk losing out on attention and sales.This dilemma has troubled publishers for a long time.
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