Overwatch Players Will Have Access To All Of The Sequel's PvP Multiplayer Content

Good. People need to relax before jumping on a bandwagon. It's just an expansion. XD

If that's the case then what's the difference between the two?

@Aurumonado
2 simply has the PvE and story content. If you're not interested in that, don't get it. Simple.

And yes, all your cosmetic progress is saved in OW2.

Now can we add cross platform progression?

Still won't be supporting the game (or blizzard for the fact), but looks fun.

@JR150 Erm... as someone who was mildly interested in Overwatch but has very limited knowledge and doesn't know the first thing about that... what does PvE mean?

that is really weird - I love overwatch - I've put about 1500 hours into the game
and I have absolutely no desire to get the sequel if the PVP won't be affected.
very strange decision

@Not_Soos
PvE = Player versus Environment. That's basically what a campaign/horde/zombies mode is in any game.
PvP = Player versus player. Online against other humans.

So yeah. 2 is basically getting a story mode. If you're not interested, then don't get it. Current Overwatch will still get everything else as normal.

@JR150 Ngl, always thought PvE was ‘Player vs Enemies’ but that makes a whole lot more sense 😅

That's VERY intriguing. I wonder how it will actually work. Maybe Overwatch will just become Overwatch 2 after an update more or less. Or maybe there will be exclusive content in both but you can play together, like the Pokemon games. I'm excited to find out how it actually works

@nessisonett
lol Me too. But enemies can be human or CPU so don't worry

I probably would have waited for this if I’d known 😓

That is a great way to handle a sequel, but I would have been much more excited about this two months ago. I feel like Overwatch is tainted now.

@JR150 Thanks for the breakdown! If it isn't obvious, I don't play very many shooters.

@Not_Soos
That's okay. I can say from experience that Overwatch is really fun. And fairly simple to play if you're interested.

@Aurumonado $40?
$40 for 1 and $40 for 2

@JR150
It also has a new graphical engine.... which only "casuals" like myself will care about because anyone who takes the game even remotely seriously plays the game on low at 1080p for max fps. But yeah, the only really meaty new stuff exclusive to 2 is the non-competitive stuff. Everything else, other than the new engine, is also coming to the original.

@JR150 So if I got Overwatch 2 (without getting the first), would I have all the content from Overwatch 1?

i was hoping for diablo 4 sigh

@ImagineerNik it reads like you will 👍🏻

Nice! Pretty cool thing

Oh thats great news! Keep em coming

I’m just excited they’re trying to breath some new life into Overwatch. I find the game super fun to play, it reminds me a lot of splatoon in the multiplayer, it’s not so much about getting kills but conquering an objective as a team. I love figuring out the best character to choose to silence whatever road block the enemy team has against us, it’s my favorite shooter out there so I’ll be getting this. Tho honestly I may give the story a breeze thru but pvp is where this game shines for me.

@Sir_funkington That's really cool. I hope so.

Eh? Why would you buy the sequel of a predominately pvp game if current Overwatch players get to use new heroes, weapons and arenas?

@Deanster101

A lot of us have been asking for proper PvE content from Overwatch for a while now. The events were fun but shallow experiences and this looks to expand upon those past offerings. So long as it isn't the cost of a fully priced game, I'll get it.

Good to know that the old is not getting pushed aside for the new.

One thing that’s annoying but understandable with online sequels is most people move on to the latest game with the older having less people online to play with. Makes it worse when you buy the “older” game when the latest installment is announced or released shortly after.

It's so pointless calling it "2". It's a glorified mission pack sold at a premium. Thx Blizzard. You truly are Activision now.

The first game is £16.99 from CDKEYS at the moment if you’re in the UK.

@Aurumonado to me this is essentially the same as splatoon 2 octo expansion...buy overwatch 2 if you wanna play a PVE game otherwise why would you buy a 60$ game when the first one will give you the same exact experience, maps, characters, and lobbies when its only 20$...i feel like Blizzard is shooting itself in the foot cause overwatch isnt about pve its about the pvp but hey if they wanna release a game that wont sell well at full price, have at it.

@Not_Soos firstly PVE is a gaming term thats been used for over 30 years PVE=Player Vs Environment aka you vs the machine or ai...

PVP=Player vs Player aka you vs another real human

Sound like a DLC with extra step

Thought I would try to clear up a couple things...

The word from Blizzcon has not been 100% consistent, but OW1 multiplayer basically updates into OW2 multiplayer. You can own OW1 and keep getting the new OW2 multiplayer updates. The main reason for this I think is maintaining consistency in multiplayer games and preserving the multiplayer pool. Blizzard is still pushing this as an export, after all.

So, all that is actually for sale for OW2 are two game modes, both of which are co-op games against enemy AI. Whether that makes OW2 worth the money is a legitimate question.