Activision Blizzard announced on Sunday that Overwatch 2 will go into “early access” on October 4. At least the PVP parts will be playable on October 4. The early access version will be free to play. Overwatch was a paid game. It will be released for PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
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Blizzard president Mike Ybarra used the following statements in a press release:
We can’t wait to launch on October 4th and deliver an exciting new competitive vision that includes the great new content and reimaginings of iconic heroes, maps and gameplay that made the original game so compelling.”
Blizzard also announced that Overwatch 2’s second installment
Blizzard originally announced Overwatch 2 back in 2019, but the game has only begun to show off in earnest over the past few months, including a closed beta. split the development of the PVP and PVE parts of the game. Although the PVP element will be available on October 4, we do not yet know when the PVE part will be available.
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