Overwatch 2 has been in the hot topics for a while now. With the official reveal this year at BlizzCon 2019, players cannot wait to get their hands on this sequel to the original Overwatch Competitive franchise. According to Blizzard, the game is in early development and will require a long wait before they can release. We are guessing this will be released next year along with the next-gen consoles.
Blizzard Comments on Competitive Play in Overwatch 2
PlayStation Blog conducted an interview with Aaron Keller, Overwatch 2’s assistant game director, and Michael Chu, lead writer on the project. Here’s what they have to say about the Cross-Over Progression and Competitive Play:
PSB: Is Overwatch 2 competitive play fundamentally similar to Overwatch 1, or will OW1 players be greeted by an overhauled and updated competitive experience once the OW1 and OW2 clients officially merge?
AK: The competitive experience in Overwatch is incredibly important to us. We are continually working on it and have plans for changes to it with Overwatch 2 but aren’t ready to share any concrete details just yet. However current players and Overwatch 2 players will play together in the same Competitive Play environment once Overwatch 2 launches.
PSB: Is there any cross-over progression or synergy between the PvE and PvP modes in Overwatch 2?
AK: Currently PvE progression and PvP progression are entirely separate. We don’t want gameplay changing talents and abilities to give an unfair advantage in PvP. We’re still exploring what players can earn in PvE and building out the progression system for that. Our goal is to make a robust meaningful progression system that feeds into our Hero Missions where players can play and replay for many hours or as their main mode of play after they complete the Overwatch 2 story.
Overwatch was released on May 24, 2016, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The title doesn’t have an exact release date at this moment but is expected to hit the consoles and PC in 2020.