Overwatch 2: 35 New Details
With a recent trailer at this year’s Xbox Games Showcase, and now a whole dedicated reveal event, it’s been a busy week of Overwatch 2 news. There’s so much new info about the Blizzard shooter sequel that it can be quite hard to take in all at once. That’s why we’ve distilled all the new details we’ve learnt here so you can easily see all you need to know:
1. Overwatch 2’s PvP is launching in early access on October 4th and will be free-to-play.
2. A Beta will also be launching on both PC and consoles on June 28th, with sign-ups starting June 16th.
3. A new hero - Junker Queen - and a new map - Rio de Janeiro - will both be playable in the upcoming Beta.
4. Crossplay and cross-progression will be available from launch in Overwatch 2.
5. Loot boxes will no longer exist in Overwatch, instead being replaced by seasonal battle passes. Each of these passes will have both free and premium rewards.
6. Weekly challenges will cycle in and out to provide extra XP boosts and a quicker way to climb the battle passes.
7. A store will also be available alongside the battle pass system.
8. Each of these seasons will last nine weeks and be themed.
9. Every season will bring with it either a new hero, map, or mode.
10. A new hero will join Overwatch 2 every other season, meaning every 18 weeks. That’s a similar cadence to when Overwatch first launched in 2016.
11. Three new heroes will join Overwatch 2 at launch - the damage hero Sojourn, recently revealed Junker Queen tank, and a currently unidentified support character.
12. Game director Aaron Keller told us that clues are in the reveal video. A turquoise spirit fox running towards a Torii gate is seen briefly in the reveal video. Could this be an ability of this mysterious support character?
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