Report: Overwatch Mobile is in development

A mobile game in the team-based shooter franchise Overwatch is in the works, according to investigative reporter Jason Schreier’s new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment.

Having interviewed more than 300 present and former Blizzard employees for the book, Schreier discovered that Overwatch Mobile is currently in development. It was claimed it’s being overseen by Walter Kong, the general manager of Overwatch.

Kong led the original game and oversaw content for Overwatch 2. He is now said to be involved in “new projects like a mobile version of the franchise”.

All but official

Blizzard has yet to officially confirm the title is in development. It’s not known if the mobile adaptation will be a full-fledged new offering or a cross-platform release of the original Overwatch or its sequel.

Activision Blizzard has previously brought other games to mobile. Blizzard worked with NetEase on Diablo Immortal, while Activision worked with Tencent to developer hit shooter Call of Duty: Mobile.

Its internally developed Call of duty Warzone: Mobile, has been less successful, though did amass 50 million pre-registrations.

The release ended up being mired by performance issues, and Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs reportedly impacted the Warzone: Mobile team.

Despite this, Microsoft and Activision approved a new team’s formation within Blizzard to focus on developing smaller games based on existing IPs.