Overwatch 2 will replace the original Overwatch
by Ash Parrish from The Verge - All Posts on (#60TQG)
Blizzard Entertainment The original Overwatch's days are numbered. Last week, Blizzard revealed in a Reddit AMA that when Overwatch 2 launches on October 4th, it will overwrite Overwatch prime, effectively ending the six-year-old game.
When OW2 launches on October 4th it will be a replacement for the current live service," wrote game director Aaron Keller.
While the changeover will add a wealth of new content - new heroes, new maps, and more - classic Overwatch will cease to be, ending the 6v6 format and banishing the assault game type to the relative obscurity of the custom game corner. The news came as a bit of a surprise since, originally, Overwatch prime and Overwatch 2 were supposed to coexist. During the Overwatch 2 panel at BlizzCon 2019, Aaron Keller,...