In a recent Reddit AMA, the Overwatch 2 team from Blizzard Entertainment took questions from the community about the status of the franchise and its upcoming fake sequel to its popular hero shooter. In a reply, the folks from Blizz confirm an interesting detail about OW2 when it launches into Early Access the first week of October: it will completely replace the original Overwatch.
When OW2 launches on October 4, it will replace the current Live Service.
Instead of being a separate app on your console of choice or the Blizzard launcher, Overwatch 2 will not be built bit by bit, but will replace the original game and build from there instead.
While Overwatch 1 and 2 were always planned to be tied together into a single customer and overall roadmap, this is the first time Blizzard has publicly announced that Overwatch 1 will cease to exist completely when the game is released. next release. Get your 6v6 games now as they will be unplayable since the launch of OW2 Early Access.
Also of note from this quote is the time frame of PvE content coming to OW2. Its initial Early Access content this year will offer an enhancement to the PvP experience with new heroes, maps, modes, etc., but the lengthy narrative content for the sequel is due out later around 2023 instead of with the rest of the pack.
Overwatch 2 will be free to play starting October 4 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC.
