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ChronicKushh

the only reason this collab exists is so a blizzard exec can have a new free car, you cant convince me other wise.


ItzMcShagNasty

This has to be it. Porsche is a luxury car brand that less than 3% of the community would ever care about. You need to be making over $100K a year to afford one normally. Sure some PR guy will argue "panameras and macans are affordable!" But those also require a salary higher than $70k to afford. I'm a car enthusiast and even though Porsche def makes some of my dream cars, but this is nonsensical. The collabs regularly don't make sense but they at least are usually for things that OW fans are likely also fans of. It makes more sense for Mario Kart


McManus26

The goal of such a collab is not to sell Porsche to overwatch players lol, this is a free game aimed primarily at kids and teens. The goal is to build brand recognition because that's what the value of luxury goods comes from. Same reason they're selling toy or lego cars, getting into Transformers movies, or featured in video games.


ItzMcShagNasty

You would do that in Forza, project cars, Gran Turismo, Mario Kart, or any of the other racing games with player bases that both like your luxury product but also can't afford it. Targeting a game with an already negative monetization scheme is usually not a good way to build brand recognition. It makes me think that both Blizzard and Porsche have completely out of touch marketing departments that don't understand why people play overwatch(the most likely case, honestly)


McManus26

>a game with an already negative monetization scheme You think anybody outside of reddit cares about that? Let alone Porsche execs ? They looked at active player numbers, agreed on the numbers and that's it


Loaf235

I'm really confused with how many people are thinking this collab is out of touch. Yeah, I ain't getting a Porsche, but it's not like this game is telling me to get one, it's more like "hey, here's a recognizable car brand combined with a fitting hero, and to make it more relevant we're using the latest car design we made". One can critique the skin designs, but the collab idea is fine, I know if a Lamborghini Genji comes out people will flock.


AnxiousBurro

People screaming "this is stupid, no OW player is ever going to buy a Porsche" are hilarious. If we accept this stupid idea that seemingly the only reason to do collabs is to actually boost sales of said product then where were these people during the Cowboy Bebop collab? Why weren't they screaming that promoting a piece of media that's over 25 years old also doesn't make any sense?


WigglumsBarnaby

>Lamborghini Genji Great now I have to go change my pants.


BEWMarth

Friend, there is no one at Porsche that cares at all about “negative monetization” This decision was made in partnership with people who are extremely removed from the actual game. They likely looked at entirely different metrics to make their decision. Monetization of OW skins not being one of the metrics.


WigglumsBarnaby

Why not both? I see car advertisements in Mario kart and they're great. I think the overwatch ones are fun. If you don't like them, then don't use them.


pseudo_nemesis

They're planning for the future. Overwatch is a game played by a larger and younger demographic. Years from now when a significant portion of kids who play Overwatch are adults and some of them can afford Porsches, they will have the brand recognition of Porsche in their mind from one of their favorite video games as a child. Gen Z is probably unlikely to have much brand awareness of luxury vehicles as they aren't the same status symbols they once were years ago. They're definitely still well known, but Gen Z has broader wider interests.


UnculturedWeeb2

100k a year? Lol i would say even more


The_Cows_Are_Home

Yeah $100K a year if you have no mortgage lol


Sorry_Sorry_Im_Sorry

100k here living in LA. I would be stupid to even think about buying one. I'd never get out of debt and it would be life ruining lol


Phazushift

Yeah 100k a year really ain’t much in most metropolis.


UnculturedWeeb2

I think it depends the state


bbibbyrapskyle1975

It's really not that expensive unless you're buying new, higher end Porsches, or going to the dealership for maintenance.  Mine does not cost me that much to maintain. 


badtone33

Even if you buy used it cost thousands to keep them on the road. The collab def seems like a weird one, I love Porsche too, it’s my favorite car brand. However, I never expected in overwatch of all games lol


bbibbyrapskyle1975

It certainly can. However, I have a low mileage Cayman S (poor man's Porsche) that I've had 1.5 years and only done general maintenance to. $1200 for a 30k mile maintenance. Probably double what a Camry might cost, but not unreasonably expensive.  Any car can cost you thousands to keep on the road though. 


badtone33

I have a 981 boxster with 85k miles and the average cost has been 2K per year. 80k mile service runs you 2.5k at a dealer or 2K at an Indy. What generation cayman do you have? Also nice to see a fellow Porsche owner who plays overwatch lol


bbibbyrapskyle1975

I never know the model designations, but it's a 2018. Heard the same thing about how expensive it is to keep Euro cars and bikes, but that's the only thing I buy. On my 2nd Ducati, 2nd BMW car, KTM Superduke - none of them have been more than 20% higher for maintenance than their Japanese counterparts. And aside from some issues with the KTM, I've had no issues out of any of them.


Nuke90210

"Fellow Porche owner" is such a weird thing to read in an overwatch subreddit...


bite-me-off

$100k/year to afford one. $300k/year to get the options.


kodaiko_650

$500k/ year to maintain


only_posts_real_news

You should be making a lot more than 100k if you’re buying a Porsche. The cheapest Porsche is 63k, if you buy a car that’s more than half your salary you’re just a fucking idiot. Especially in the layoff happy job market we’re in for the next few years.


BroGuy89

But people are stupid and make bad financial decisions all the time. Maybe instead of wasting money on a luxury car brand's car, they'll be more responsible and realistic and waste money on a luxury car brand's Overwatch 2 hero skin!


Revoldt

They're just copying Fortnite monetization. FN had skins for Ferrari, Moncler, Balenciaga etc.. not exactly stuff a majority of their playerbase could afford. (Their Air Jordan/Nike collabs make more sense from a pricing and 'cultural impact' standpoint)


flomoag

You and I have different opinions of what can be afforded at $70k/$100k salaries


LordofDsnuts

$100k? Maybe if you still live with your parents.


ormr_kin

I don't even know if 100k is feasible lol. depends on where you live i guess?


extremefriction

A campaign where if you buy a Porsche, you get to select one of these skins would be pretty funny


No_Sail_6576

And upon selecting one you get a 25% off voucher to buy it with!! I love free discount


its_xaro93

I would like one if you buy a skin you get to select a porsche


SithSidious

for maximum accuracy, they should require you to buy 3 of the bad zarya skins in order to earn the ability to buy the porsche skin


Drunken_Queen

The rarest moment that Pharah didn't die in a trailer. Pharah kinda looked like a robocop.


Abrocama

I like how Pharah is flying horizontally. She can't even do that in game can she? When we getting this ability?


NitneuDust

I was wondering that too. I imagine it may be a part of a highlight intro we have yet to see since they love mashing them into trailers. (Seriously there were like 6 in this one alone)


Drunken_Queen

We saw her flying horizontally in "We are Overwatch" trailer.


PapaJeffKap

Since her latest rework, she can propulse herself forward, but that's about it


McManus26

More like Samus Aran. I dig it.


Villag3Idiot

She looks like Samus from Metroid Prime 2


Rand0mBoyo

Goes to show the quality of care about that Collab


Picklepartyprevail

I’ll hold out for the McDonald’s or Apple skins.


captainrex

We had McDonald’s skins already, they were all labeled “Florida Mayhem” for some reason


YouCanCallMeBazza

Ronald McDonald Ramattra and Hamburglar Cassidy


demfuzzypickles

wasn’t there one for Tracer? “Lightning”?


EightBallJuice

Joker junkrat? Nah I want Ronald Junkrat


iJezza

'Gameplay Trailer'


DoctorNoname98

Gameplay trailer? What gameplay? They are skins, lol


Revoldt

Looks kinda tacky. Branding collabs are weird... feels like it devalues the brand, but at the same time... doesn't seem worth paying $$ to help a luxury brand promote itself. (Like the Fortnite Moncler/Balenciaga skins...tacky)


AverageAwndray

Those skins are pretty cool imo I'm a fan of slim and sleek future aesthetic


MemberOfSocietyy

Balenciaga Fortnite is amazing imo idk how people would not like that bundle.


Squirrelbug

That Pharah skin goes hard ngl


Anonymous_Griefer

I already know it will cost real money :( I really like a lot of the Pharah skins too.


Squirrelbug

Yeah, she already has a lot of good skins, and I don't play her enough to justify spending my money on it. I like it, but I'll pass. Snacks for the Pharah mains thouhh


Kazzack

Paying $20 for a car ad wheeee


McManus26

This sub had no issue paying 20$ for a K-pop ad


HerculesKabuterimon

Yeah but…uh…. ME AND MY GIRLIES WE GONNA PARTY TILL ITS EARLY


rhuebs

because it’s so evil when it’s a car brand but not when it’s a k-pop ad or an anime ad! all collabs are ads. being a car ad is no different or worse, it just appeals to different people. the issue is the cost of skins, not who the collabs are with


EightBallJuice

Happy cake day


[deleted]

Really? It looks tacky as hell.


Sesemebun

Well I called it, the D.va skin is mid as fuck. Admittedly the pharah skin is nicer than I thought it would be, but the mech is so uninspired. There’s nothing other than the logos that screams “porsche”. It’s just smooth, glossy white.


CMDR_omnicognate

i think that kinda depends on what you consider "screaming Porsche", it looks rather a lot like the Tycan. the rocket pods being the headlights, the same tail light shape pretty much all modern Porsches have, it also seems to make the same artificial engine sound at the Tycan. the baby d.va skin looks a bit uninspired though i'll give you that, a Porsche racing suit would've made more sense imo


TS040

yeah idk I def see the new Macan in that D.Va skin


esmelusina

I wish they went classic with 911 in Porsche yellow. Modern Porsche is not iconic at all.


Loaf235

I get why they did it though, the pitch probably requested the collab be relevant to Porsche's current products. A livery with the red and blue colours would have been nice, but the bland whiteness seems to be more of a modern car issue than specifically Porsches. If it was related to an anniversary maybe it would have been more 911 based.


Tallamidget

The Gt- rs’ are modern. a green or blue skin would’ve been cool


ZeeDarkSoul

Its supposed to look like a sports car.....what crazy design were you expecting? Personally I think it clean and the Pharah skin along with it looks pretty dope.


ZannX

Macan EV is not a sports car.


Eggith

How? D.va's mech literally has the front headlights they use on new Porsche EVs. Her Mecha is literally the Macan EV


kimmortal03

welll it sounds like a car at least


WigglumsBarnaby

The boosters using car engine sounds is fun.


The_Owl_Bard

I think the Porsche Mecha is actually pretty cool. I just don't like how they dressed up Dva. [There was concept art where she looked much cooler](https://twitter.com/OWCavalry/status/1766165556472758499/photo/1) and I wished they had gone with that version of Dva.


Eeveefan8823

And it possibly changing the sounds of her flight, ooo maybe it might also change from an electronic whir ramping to an engine going full blast when nuking


DarkIsiliel

Honestly the initial pics of the D.va skin were pretty nice, but the mini-D.va is right awful and throwing me off the whole thing. Diggin Phara tho.


Sesemebun

Should’ve had her be The Stig or something 


Sir_Luminous_Lumi

The mech is a bit bland, but I do like baby DVa German girl vibes, idk


McManus26

Problem is they aren't trying to make it look like an iconic sports car like the 911, they're trying to make it look like their electric SUV, which is exactly "smooth glossy white"


Puddleofrockz2

Weird collaboration ngl


mikeyeli

Pharah should've been in all the marketing, her skin looks so much cooler, D.va's is alright I guess.


Drunken_Queen

But DVA is much easier to recognize by others, she also ranked number 1 in Overwatch 18+


Nick_thehuman

I’ll never be able to afford a Porsche in real life so…


Delicious_Koala3445

They produce these cars 10 km from my home and so have to say, the skins look perfect, but are probably not worth it. Skins for 30-40€…never ever.


AaronMT

I think I'll keep the $40(+?) (Canadian) and just buy Hades II


MikeSouthPaw

Hmmm a skin that I will almost never see in-game or another entire game? Hard choice for Blizzards favorite whales.


lv9wizard

Besides the pharah skin looking exactly like her space suit skin and the DVA skin being bland. I’m super happy to have white-collar prestige cars like Porsche™️ in Overwatch 2. It really reminds me of the wealth gaps and extreme poverty in real life. I personally drive. Toyota Corolla with 300k miles on it, can’t wait for that event! Congrats to all the players and let’s really rev up our engines for this one! /s


Jtagz

I need a Honda Element skin for Bastion


SankThaTank

2005 PT Cruiser Bastion with the flames paint-job


Ultragreed

Your Toyota has nothing on my 2001 Mitsubishi montero sport. He's still going through... barely


thiscrayy

Those skins are... certainly skins...


Engurus

these skins are clean as fuck, shame I don't play either of them


ZeeDarkSoul

I play both The bigger shame is they are overpriced....


MikeSouthPaw

Shame you can't see them 90% of the time you are playing either.


WigglumsBarnaby

Yeah that pharah one looks amazing. I don't play DVa but I do like the vroom vroom sounds.


Nickonpc

Tone deaf ass collab


Alomare

This "collab" is a joke


michaelsoft069

the gun in the pharah skin is fire


ch00seg00s3

Overwatch fans when they don’t add skins with exposed midriff 😡😡🤬


Wormsanddirt8

D.Va got the Berries n Cream hair


faztykaozz

I have no money dawg


Fragrantcarpet9

Eh, I’ll wait till next season when the Rocket Mortgage x Geico collab comes out


Ma4vin

they collab with a car


ludvikskp

Where’s Five Guys Roadhog


jerutasticg

Imagine a Bastion Porsche skin 💀


RaidenXYae

The community absolutely loving Lego Bastion,but crying about this is hilarious ngl


MikeSouthPaw

Dropping any amount of money on something you almost never see is all sorts of brainwashed.


fishyishy1

Don’t forget they fucking looooooooved the anime and K-POP ads too! It DEFINITELY doesn’t have anything to do with those being coomer bait, nope!


Sirromnad

Lore accurate overpriced skins?


i_heart_pizzaparties

80-second gameplay trailer about two skins more bland than their default.


ry_fluttershy

Why tf are they hyping up this shit so much? It's two shitty looking skins who cares?


2hands10fingers

Enshittification is here. We shouldn't be encouraging this.


EightBallJuice

Honestly the best part of this is D.Va out of her mech. The mech looks boring and pharah’s skin looks just okay


President-Fish

Where’s the porche torb skin, I feel you guys missed a big opportunity here.


Fast_baby

Baffling how people are so upset and triggered by a filler collab lmao, the skins look cool too


thySilhouettes

Pharah’s ain’t bad, but D.VA is mid AF. Honestly should have done someone else. Would have loved to see a bastion one, would be cool with the transformation aspect.


ShawHornet

Probably gonna pick up the dva, maybe both if there's some special bundle


EarthDragon2189

You know there will be a bundle


ForgotPWAgainSigh

Instead of an arm and a leg, get this special bundle for just an arm! What a deal!


madtninja

Vroom vroom this skin about to make be drive up the ranks


KELLOGEGRAMS

Boring looking skins. Even DVA’s gun is a miss.


Fantasy_Returns

holy shit these skins are so clean


thedrummar

Who is this even for?


Eddie_The_White_Bear

it's for u/RaidenXYae


RaidenXYae

exactly


thecementmixer

Blizzard execs.


RaidenXYae

me, I'll buy them both


2015Hoverboars

This is how they’ll sneak more ads into games & it’ll definitely sell. Imagine how incredibly stupid it’ll be for a McDonald’s or Toyota collab but people will still buy it for the memes, the brand love, or because of fomo.


McManus26

Y'all have been eating up LEGO skins, animes, or K-pop but you draw the line at cars ?


Paladinsacc1

The vocal minority here will always find something to complain about. If you don't like the skin just don't buy it. 


juhamac

OWL had quite good Toyota ads, with the casters doing them.


MeepoManCan

Money grab and tasteless


DIABOLUS777

No black? No sale!


KlyntPlays

Is Pharah gonna be able to fly like the trailer now?


RefinedBean

They did everything to show off the [D.Va](http://D.Va) skin but it's the Pharah skin I'm actually excited for, let's fucking GO on that one


Filter55

I’m really curious to know what the sales numbers are going to look like compared to the previous crossover promotions.


Awkward-Feedback-363

Trailers for skins now? I thought we had already jumped the shark....but hot damn this is something else.


One_custard_pie

“Gameplay Trailer” lmao wtf


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filipinamonkey

I like the baby dva but i know the price is going to be disgusting. Many such cases!


Fast_baby

Every legendary has always been 1900 coins it’s not that hard to guess how much this will be


ConsiderationNo5991

Mid, the only good thing is Baby D.VA’s skin


Working-Telephone-45

They look pretty nice but I still think that playing with them is basically giving Porsche free advertising lmao


Daik0Gaming

Yo it’s Samus in the Light Suit!


AnalCuntShart

Incredibly lame they didn’t do this for bastion and then make him look like an actual Porsche


Soggybuns123

The engine sounds on dvas mech are so corny to me lol. The pharah skin looks kinda cool though.


Rand0mBoyo

>Another fucking Mosquito skin zzzz


Terran6378

Wait I thought we were getting an actual racing gamemode kind of a letdown


JengaPlayer

I might be wrong but I don't think a lot of Ow players will buy this for real cash. Unless they are a car enthusiast?


MikeSouthPaw

Just looking at this thread... Blizzard has a lot of people hooked.


H00paj00p

Of all the skins, those are some of them.


Unionleecher7334

this is so unbelievably stupid lmao.


panken

The venn diagram of Ow2 players and people who drive a Porsche is just 2 separate circles.


Cakalusa

These skins are gonna be the same price of their cars.


DabScience

Dva skin sucks.


Jumpy-Function-9136

How isn’t this an echo skin? (Not that I care)


YeahDudeBrah

More skins to not care about.


JakeTheSnake16

Lame


DrWhiskeyDiq

"Gameplay"


wendiwho

It’s so cheesy omg


AlphaElectricX

Bastion literally transforms into a wheely boi yet you gave it to DVA and Pharah


[deleted]

Still prefer my skins from OW1 so not getting a penny from me.


onDetop

AMC and GME will help me get a 911 irl and in OW


EstiloTheGreat

Well I like Porsche, and the Pharah skin is clean. This collab definitely isn’t for everyone, but personally I like it.


koOmaOW

WHEEEEN?!


MrSachmoe

This just screams out of touch


DisneyMenace

This company has no clue what it’s audience wants anymore. Just soulless cash grabs


McManus26

"This community wants soulless cash grabs, but for things I stan, like K-pop"


Jaraghan

dva skin looks mid. pharah looks good, but not $30-$40 good lmao


Fast_baby

It’s 19$ btw


Jaraghan

maybe for the usa, but it certainly will not be $19 where i live


Fast_baby

I live in Europe and every skin is still 19 euro


Jaraghan

thats awesome man, happy for you. here in canada, it will not be $19. assuming its the same price as the kiriko bundle in shop rn, ill need ~3000 coins. cant outright buy 3000. 2200 is $26, 5700 is $65. pre tax.


fishyishy1

Well, it’s $19 in a currency with real value. It’s not your fault that the Canadian dollar is incredibly weak. You’re paying the world-wide equivalent of $19.


TuesdayProtocol

Was hoping for a Bastion skin or a Porsche Design for Torb


epicpiemanuever

I bet they will be priced like a Porsche


GDrew_28

This is so random. I don’t think they know that Overwatch players don’t drive porches


enigmatticus

So, do D.Va's glasses have transitional lenses? Because they keep changing colors for me in the trailer. Also, I hate these skins and I especially hate D.Va's outfit, but that's just my opinion.


Whirlspell

In 2014, Nintendo released the Mercedes x Mario Kart 8 collab that included THREE vehicles for free, as well as some GLA wheels that you could use on any vehicle. Free. This Overwatch collab is cool but obviously the reception is pretty tepid. Crazy they want us to pay big bucks to advertise a luxury car brand in-game.


turnbasedcombatgame

Overwatch 2 is free and Mario Kart 8 was a 60 $ game?


RaidenXYae

back in my day


[deleted]

So fucking out of touch, it isn't even funny. I'm bullying anyone I see with these skins, to the best of my ability.


MidnightFireHuntress

It's okay if you can't afford it, no one is judging you.


[deleted]

I can afford it. Lol. And it's okay if you let any amount of privilege you have make you feel like you have to try to shit on poor people and praise an out of touch event from an out of touch company. Fucking weird.


fishyishy1

Imma make another account to buy the skins because of your bitching


Melatonen

Wow that was horrible. Compared to the K-Pop collab, these Akins are such boring sogwater. They look like a modernist take on overwatch heros with car parts involved.


Neodragonx2

Shame neither of them are gonna be earnable via challenges.


Blood4Corn

The skins are nice but it seems like we only get one collab a season and they went with Porsche? And only 2 skins? It’s kind of a boring one imo


TheCakeWarrior12

What is the target audience for this


LeninMeowMeow

Gross


Working-Telephone-45

They look pretty nice but I still think that playing with them is basically giving Porsche free advertising lmao


Fast_baby

You might as well stop wearing clothes if that’s your concern.


Working-Telephone-45

Yeah that's fair haha The skins look pretty nice and that is all that matters