Overwatch 2, the sequel to 2016’s hit hero shooter game by Blizzard, still doesn’t have a release date despite being first announced at BlizzCon 2019 alongside Diablo IV and World of Warcraft: Shadowlands.
However, we may be getting the game sooner than expected. A new report published by Dexerto cites two anonymous Activision Blizzard sources that point to Overwatch 2 launching in Q2 2022, right before the Summer season.
Earlier this year, we learned that franchise director Jeff Kaplan left Blizzard. Aaron Keller, who stepped in the role, stated at the time that Overwatch 2 development progressed at a ‘good pace’.
So far, the biggest known changes in Overwatch 2 will be the team size in PvP (slightly shrunk to 5v5 from the original’s 6v6) and, of course, the addition of sizable PvE content which Blizzard detailed as follows.
Overwatch 2 will launch for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, presumably with crossplay given that the functionality was patched into the first installment a couple of months ago.
The battle continues in Hero Missions, where the Overwatch team will be called upon to go beyond their limits as they deploy across the planet, defending cities against robot invasions, taking on elite Talon agents, and battling the villainous forces laying siege to the world. In this highly replayable mode, players can level up their favorite heroes and earn powerful customization options that supercharge their abilities in co-op play—such as altering Reinhardt’s Fire Strike to ignite nearby enemies or modifying Tracer’s Pulse Bomb to cause a devastating chain reaction—granting the extra edge they need against the overwhelming odds.
