From Dexerto · Michael Gwilliam · · 40s
Jeff Kaplan avoids Overwatch for mental health
Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan stops OW content to protect his mental health.
In brief
Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan stops OW content to protect his mental health. Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan avoids Overwatch content since 2021 for mental wellbeing. Originally reported by Dexerto.
Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard
Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan stopped playing Overwatch since April 2021.
Kaplan avoids OW content
He no longer reads subreddits, watches YouTube videos, or searches for Overwatch.
Kaplan’s mental health focus
He says avoiding OW content protects his mental wellbeing for his own psyche.
“I don’t, for my own psyche, I don’t read the subreddits”
Kaplan’s future projects
He founded Kintsugiyama and is developing a Wild West survival shooter.
What matters most
Ex-Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan avoids Overwatch content since 2021 for mental wellbeing.
