Overwatch 2 will also feature a pvp game mode called push which has been shown on an all new map set in toronto canada.
Is overwatch 2 a new game. Following a slew of rumors and leaks blizzard introduced overwatch 2 with a new cinematic trailer at blizzcon 2019. I m off for a. Instead the first game is being merged with its sequel to create a kind of shared game universe. Push is a new 6v6 mode in which players will fight for control of a giant.
For overwatch 1 owners it s basically an expansion that adds pve gameplay. Overwatch 2 s website and panel revealed a few new maps coming with the sequel with the promise of more to come. The game has at least been officially announced. With overwatch 2 the original game doesn t disappear or get relegated to the bench.
Kaplan also added that the studio will be going dark on overwatch 2 for the foreseeable future only surfacing when they feel the game is ready to be shown in the public eye once again. Overwatch 2 is a hotly anticipated title and with so many rumors flying around many fans are stuck simply trying to wrap their heads around all the new information supposedly coming to light. As for whether or not overwatch 2 would be a brand new game or just some kind of expansion for the game we have now metro said he didn t know how blizzard would do it. We know overwatch 2 is coming but not when.
It s a separate game in sense that you can buy it without buying the first one but it s going to basically replace overwatch 1 because overwatch 1 client becomes the client for overwatch 2. Overwatch 2 is not a sequel to overwatch in the traditional sense but rather expands on the entire canon. On the other hand overwatch 2 s new pvp content sojourn the toronto map the push gametype and more is not separate and will be playable to owners of the first game. The first four shown above are monte carlo toronto gothenburg and rio de janeiro.