You won’t even be able to play it.
In what is the latest in a long line of bad decisions for Activision Blizzard, Overwatch 2 will be replacing the original Overwatch completely. Yes, that’s right, the Free-to-Play sequel will be replacing a game you may have bought for real money entirely.
The news comes from a Reddit AMA, where one redditor asked game director Aaron Keller whether or not the sequel would be replacing Overwatch‘s PVP, or if it would shut down the original game entirely. Keller responded:
We’re using the term Early Access to indicate that this is just the start of many new things coming to the game. We’re launching with new heroes, maps and features, but there are even more of these coming seasonally – every 9 weeks. We recently released a roadmap detailing some of this content, with a new hero coming in Seasons 1 and 2, and a new map in Season 2. Additionally, larger pieces of the game that have always been a part of the vision for OW2 will be released to the game as part of the live service, including the launch of the PvE Campaign next year.
When OW2 launches on Oct 4th it will be a replacement for the current Live Service.
Aaron Keller
Which kinda sounds a lot like OG Overwatch will be taking a dirt nap come October 4th. In which case, it also means that the original game’s 6v6 format will be gone for good, replaced with 2‘s 5v5 matches.
On the plus side, those loot boxes are a thing of the past, according to the seasonal roadmap Blizzard unveiled back on June 16th.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Source: Kotaku
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