Overwatch 2 will be released “in early access” on October 4, Activision Blizzard announced on Sunday. At least the PVP parts will be. And in a major change, it will be free to play: the original Overwatch was a paid title. It will be released on PC, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
“We can’t wait to launch the Overwatch 2 experience on October 4th and present an exciting new competitive vision, with amazing new content and a reimagining of the iconic heroes, maps and gameplay that made the original game “This is the beginning of an ever-evolving, evolving era for the franchise, and a new commitment to serving players with frequent updates,” said Mike Ybarra, president of Blizzard. and substantial future plans to keep Overwatch 2 fresh and fun for many years to come. “
Blizzard also introduced the second new hero for Overwatch 2, Junker Queen, whom the company describes as “a former captain of a highly mobile Overwatch with a railgun and cyber capabilities.”
The company plans to share more information about Overwatch 2 in a live “revelation event” that will take place in a few days; you can see it on June 16 at 13:00 ET.
Blizzard first announced Overwatch 2 in 2019, but it really only started to show the game for real in the last few months, even with a closed beta. The company has split the development of the PVP and PVE parts of the game. Although the PVP item will be available on October 4, we still don’t know when the PVP part will be available.
Microsoft plans to acquire Activision Blizzard in a deal worth nearly $ 70 billion, though the acquisition is not expected to close until Microsoft’s fiscal year 2023, which begins in July.