WhileFortniteundoubtedly kicked off the modern trend ofgaming crossovers and collaborations with popular IPs, so many other titles, ranging fromCall of DutytoRainbow Six SiegeandOverwatch, have all decided to follow suit with their own collabs.
FromMy Hero AcademiainOverwatch 2toRick and Morty in Siegeto, most recently,news that Beavis and Butt-Head would become playable characters in Black Ops 6, there is no shortage of collaborations, sometimes even on a weekly basis. While incredibly novel, the frequent crossovers have drawn the ire of long-time fans,with even Battlefield fans pre-emptively suggesting that no “clown” skins come to Battlefield 6.
That said, if you ask some gaming executives, it doesn’t sound like the skins are that big a deal, for better or worse.
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In a new interview with PC Gamer, Rainbow Six Siege creative director Alex Karpazis discussed his viewpoint on the increase in crossovers and collaborations. Hint: it’s not an issue.
While Karpazis discussed the need to honor the “roots” of what Rainbow Six is, he also didn’t seem too fussed about also finding ways to add weird skins within that vision. “When it comes to skins, though, there’s clearly a variety to what players want, so for us, our goal is to provide as much variety as possible within limits.”
Karpazis attempted to justify some of Siege’s skins as being “tacticool” and also “fantastical,” and seemingly not too goofy, though some hardcore fans would say otherwise.
When pressed if adding an “immersion mode,” where skins are disabled, is possible, Karpazis had this to say. “To be honest, we have [considered it], and it’s something we’re kind of gauging right now with the community. Nothing to announce right now, but it is a subject that we’re talking about.”
That last part should probably be music to some gamers' ears. For instance, back in December,COD fans were convinced that the game was becoming pay-to-win due to the animations and color schemes of in-game skins. An “immersion mode” would seemingly fix those concerns, and if one game were to add it, then it’s likely others would down the line — a happy medium that lets those who like skins to continue as is and those who don’t to play how they want. Ultimately, only time will tell if that’s even a possibility.
