Blizzard: "We Are Extremely Open-Minded About Releasing A Map Editor For Overwatch Someday"

Blizzard has a long-standing history of including map editors in its games. The inclusion of said map editors even spawned multiple genres that are commonplace today, such as MOBAs and tower defense games. Given that, it's no surprise that Overwatch players are increasingly curious to know if Overwatch will ever receive its own map editor.

Fortunately, yesterday, Game Director Jeff Kaplan made a statement on the subject of a map editor.

We are extremely open-minded about releasing a map editor for Overwatch someday. But because Overwatch was made with a brand new engine, this is not a small task or one which can happen any time soon. We have this on our long-term road map and believe heavily in -made content. But there are many challenges ahead of us and it will be a very long road before our editor can be made available to the public.

So there you have it. Overwatch may one day have a map editor, but, should it happen, it will be a while before it does.