Overwatch 2 doesn't have a release date as yet, but Blizzard confirmed it's coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. What's more, players across both Overwatch and Overwatch 2 can team up with each other or duke it out in the series' core 6 vs. All your progression (including achievements and unlocked cosmetics and emotes) will carry over into Overwatch 2 and you'll get access to maps and heroes from the sequel. Overwatchnow has more than 50 million players and Blizzard doesn't plan to leave fans of the original game in the lurch. You can expect more maps, including ones set in Rio de Janeiro, Gothenburg and Monte Carlo. It sees teams battling for control of a robot that pushes an objective to their opponents' side of a symmetrical map. If the map turns out to be set in India, the possible. Overwatch 2 will have an additional core mode called Push, which debuts on a map set in Toronto. An unannounced 'Overwatch 2' map was reportedly discovered by fans and they believe it is set in South East Asia Photo: instacodes/flickr.
The current heroes will have new character models, and Blizzard is refreshing the user interface too. You can expect to see several heroes join the ranks, including the long-rumored Sojourn. There'll be unlockable abilities (or "talents") for the hero missions and possibly story missions, but you won't be able to customize hero abilities in player-vs.-player modes. The Overwatch team is introducing character leveling this time around. The story missions include an item system that allow you to pick up and deploy gear like healing packs, grenades and shields. New skins for Sombra and Baptiste have been revealed for Overwatch 2 during today’s Summer Game Fest stream. Until now, much of the storytelling has played out in cinematic videos and comics. You can expect four-player story missions (a permanent version of the current event missions) and hero missions that take place in familiar and new locales as Blizzard expands the franchise's lore. Activision also hasn't officially stated that Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 will release in 2023, but it's likely it will be confirmed as 2022 moves closer. Following a leak about the game earlier this week, Blizzard officially revealed Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon, including an early look at gameplay. A previous rumor also suggested that Overwatch 2 would release in 2023, but it's unclear if this now aligns with the specifics in that report or just a coincidence.