Overwatch 2 is reside now on Swap

At present marks the start of a brand new period for Blizzard Leisure’s award-winning franchise: Overwatch 2 is reside now and free to play worldwide with cross-platform play and development for all gamers on Home windows PC by way of Battle.web, Xbox Sequence X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Swap consoles.

Setting the stage for years to return, Overwatch 2 will obtain substantial seasonal updates, typically together with options similar to new heroes, maps, recreation modes, cosmetics, and extra launched at a daily cadence.

Overwatch 2 launches at present with an all-new merchandise store changing the earlier Loot Field system, a free Battle Move for all gamers, and a purchasable Premium Battle Move for every season. Each variations of the Battle Move ship a slew of options for gamers to boost their Overwatch 2 expertise and can add new heroes at periodic intervals after the primary two seasons.

Premium Battle Move:

The Premium Battle Move, which offers instantaneous entry when new heroes are added along with different advantages, is priced at 1,000 Overwatch Cash per season (equal of $10 USD), unlocking in-game skins and different content material. All gamers can have the flexibility to earn Overwatch Cash for free of charge by means of in-game challenges every season, which could be saved up and used to buy a Premium Battle Move or different objects accessible within the store.

Season One:

Season One, now reside, options cyber punk-themed objects for each the free and paid Battle Move tracks: skins, emotes, victory poses, spotlight intros, participant icons, weapon charms, sprays, voice traces, and extra. The Season One Premium Battle Move consists of the primary ever Mythic pores and skin—a customizable pores and skin tier new for Overwatch 2—for Genji.

Season 2:

Season Two will characteristic a brand new to-be-announced tank hero and new map. Seasons are deliberate to roll over each 9 weeks, every full with a singular theme and brand-new collectibles with which gamers can customise and personalize their Overwatch 2 expertise.

PVE:

Improvement work is happening on the much-anticipated Overwatch 2 PvE mode, which is anticipated to start rolling out subsequent yr; launch plans might be introduced at a later date.

“At present is an enormous new starting for the Overwatch group, and we are able to’t look ahead to them to expertise not solely all the pieces going reside now, however all the pieces coming within the months and years forward. We all know gamers are wanting ahead to a vibrant, thrilling, action-packed, polished expertise, and we’re excited to go above and past their expectations with Overwatch 2—and in addition to welcome new heroes all around the globe, throughout PC and console, into the brilliant and hopeful imaginative and prescient of the longer term that this recreation universe has at all times represented.”

Mike Ybarra, president of Blizzard Leisure.