Overwatch 2 PvE will tell a ‘complete, linear’ story starting next year
Overwatch 2’s all-new PvE game mode will launch in 2023, and has been designed to tell a complete, linear story across the multiplayer shooter’s regular seasonal updates.
Speaking about Overwatch 2 in a press briefing, developer Blizzard said the story-focused co-op game mode will receive a staggered release to coincide with the sequel’s all-new nine-week seasonal model. Rather than telling discrete stories, however, each update will combine into an overarching campaign that reaches a defined conclusion.
“It tells a complete, linear story with a beginning and end to it,” said game director Aaron Keller about the PvE mode. “Rather than saving up all of the content that we make to put in one big box that you sell for $60 or more, we’ve shifted our model now to start releasing things seasonally.
“We want to be able to release it when they’re ready rather than holding onto it. It’s really important for us to continue to put content out for the game.”
It’ll be a while before you can get your hands on the PvE game mode, however. It’s scheduled to release in 2023, months after Overwatch 2’s new PvP mode launches as part of the game’s early access launch on October 4.
Although a specific date hasn’t been announced, the new game mode could release as early as February. Overwatch 2 will sport a new nine-week seasonal update model, with this year’s final season set to launch on December 6. It’s likely PvE will be rolled out to coincide with the launch of one of these new update periods, meaning it could come as soon as February 7 – the estimated release date of 2023’s first season.
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