We’ve known for a while now that Overwatch 2 will debut on October 4 and replace the original game entirely. Now, Blizzard has revealed that the switch won’t happen instantly — it will kill off Overwatch a while before Overwatch 2 goes live. The company will shut down the servers 27 hours before the Overwatch 2 launch.
“Basically, October 2, Overwatch 1 has its last day,” Overwatch commercial lead and vice-president Jon Spector told Eurogamer. “We're down for 27 hours to give our team the ability to update all the servers to make sure that the backend supporting the launch of Overwatch 2 is ready to go, and then players can come in on October 4. And if they already have Overwatch 1, they'll get Overwatch 2 as basically an update from a systems perspective. You'll see, 'Update the game to Overwatch 2' as an option on your PC or console. If you're a new player, you'll see on October 4 the ability to come in and download and play Overwatch 2 for free."
In case you’re wondering about the math, Spector may be referring to October 2 in terms of Pacific Time. It’s not clear exactly what time Overwatch 2 will go live for everyone.
Overwatch 2 will bring in massive changes to the franchise, including a shift from 6v6 to 5v5, an updated engine, refreshed looks for all heroes, some complete hero reworks, major balance changes, a free-to-play business model and much more. There will be a new core game mode, maps and heroes, too. Blizzard just officially unveiled Kiriko, the first new support in Overwatch 2.
This news means that you’ll have a little less time with Overwatch than you might have expected. While I’m excited for what’s next in Overwatch 2, I’m not quite ready to say goodbye to the game I fell in love with. For now, I’ll leave the mushy stuff to Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman.
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