Blizzard has had a long history of supporting Mac gaming, so to hear during Blizzcon that Overwatch was only coming to Windows, PS4 and Xbox One on launch and that there were no current plans for a Mac version was surprising and disappointing. I put the question to game director Jeff Kaplan in our interview - why now, on their most anticipated game in years, does Blizzard drop Mac support?
I also asked Kaplan how he felt about the Overwatch beta backlash.
"It was a result of not having all the technological support we needed to make the game viable on Mac systems." says Kaplan, referring to Apple’s policies with OSX. "We have a real love and dedication for Mac players, they’ve been extremely loyal to us and we love giving them Blizzard games.
"But when dealing with the PC, the Xbox One and the PS4 - all of which are extremely welcoming to the technological needs to run a next-generation shooter - in a lot of ways we felt left behind, that we weren’t given the support we needed to make a great product on the Mac."