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Overwatch 2 Launches October 4, with Junker Queen Joining the Fray

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Overwatch 2 is launching in early access with dynamic new PvP content releasing on Windows PC and Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch consoles on October 4, kicking off the next chapter for Blizzard Entertainment's acclaimed team-based shooter. Featuring a new five-versus-five multiplayer format with cross-platform play and cross-platform progression, Overwatch 2's PvP experience is designed to offer incredible and fresh competitive gameplay with a new, free-to-play model and major game updates such as new heroes, hero reworks, maps, modes, and premium cosmetics.

At launch, players will have an opportunity to get their hands on the newest tank hero to join the roster, the ruthless Australian-born ruler of Junkertown: the Junker Queen. More details on the Junker Queen, Overwatch 2's live service model and seasonal content plan, and the upcoming phase of the game's closed beta testing will be shared during the Overwatch 2 Reveal Event livestream on YouTube.com/PlayOverwatch or Twitch.tv/PlayOverwatch this Thursday, June 16, at 10:00 a.m. PDT.




The Junker Queen is the second new hero revealed for Overwatch 2, and the franchise's 34th hero overall, following Sojourn—a high-mobility and railgun-wielding former Overwatch captain with cybernetic capabilities. New and iconic international locations will also arrive in-game at launch, from the snowy New Queen Street in Toronto to the bustle of Midtown Manhattan. Overwatch 2 additionally introduces the new Push game mode, a symmetrical map type where teams battle to take control and advance a centrally located robot deeper into enemy territory than the opposing team.

"We can't wait to roll out the beginning of the Overwatch 2 experience on October 4 and introduce an exciting new competitive vision, featuring amazing new content and a reimagining of the iconic heroes, maps, and gameplay that made the original game so compelling," said Mike Ybarra, president of Blizzard Entertainment. "This is the beginning of an always-on and always-evolving era for the franchise, and a recommitment to serving players with frequent and substantial updates planned well into the future to keep Overwatch 2 fresh and fun for many years to come."


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This looks like an excuse to get 60 bucks from all the overwatch 1 players. There is nothing different about his at all. Very lame
 
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This looks like an excuse to get 60 bucks from all the overwatch 1 players. There is nothing different about his at all. Very lame
Except not, because it's going free to play
 
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I don't have high expectations for the kind of microtransactions this is going to have.
 
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This looks like an excuse to get 60 bucks from all the overwatch 1 players. There is nothing different about his at all. Very lame

Apparently, you don't know how it will work. If you have OW1 you get some "founder" stuff in OW2. PvP is going to be free, only the PvE part is paid. So you can decide, if you want to buy it. So OW1 players are not losing anything, but gaining more players, which is what the game need.
 
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Apparently, you don't know how it will work. If you have OW1 you get some "founder" stuff in OW2. PvP is going to be free, only the PvE part is paid. So you can decide, if you want to buy it. So OW1 players are not losing anything, but gaining more players, which is what the game need.
This game and Blizzard need Jesus.
 
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