Although many within the Overwatch community are still recovering from the departure of game director Jeff Kaplan last month, the latest developer update has now been posted.
It's hosted by Aaron Keller - a founding member of the original Overwatch team and Jeff's replacement - and focuses on "what's next" for Overwatch 2 and the original release.
As Overwatch nears its fifth anniversary, the Overwatch development team and the Overwatch League teams are planning to share a look at the sequel's PVP (player vs player) content on 20th May in a special livestream. This will include footage of some new maps. Keep in mind, it's still in development:
"Now just to set expectations - everything that we'll be showing is under development and still a work in progress."
This will be followed by a special Reddit AMA on the Overwatch subreddit on 24th May - where the team will be talking about the past five years of Overwatch development as well as share more information about the development of Overwatch 2.
As previously confirmed, original Overwatch players will have full access to the sequel's PvP content. Are you looking forward to learning more about the sequel? Leave a comment down below.
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In this episode of "Oh, is that still around?"....
Blizzard: "DON'T FORGET, NINTENDO, WE TOTALLY WON'T COMPLAIN IF YOU WANT TO USE TRACER IN SMASH, Y'HEAR? We're just going to leave her on your porch, go ahead and come out and get her when you're ready! Okay, tah-tah now!"
Who here still plays this game?
@Kalmaro There is one dude on here, I can't remember his name sadly.
Hey I will take some Overwatch new's, I jump back on from time to time.
@Kalmaro I do. Just not on Switch (it's not THAT good a game to double-dip luke I did with Borderlands, for example)
Dude, in 2016- early 2018 OW was one of the best games out there. So fun, so creative, so charming, versatile. I have no idea how they managed to mess it up this badly, but now it's literally impossible to go back and play the earlier better versions of the game... I really really miss those days, I'm willing to have the weird part of the OW fanbase come back if it means OW2 is good and STAYS good
@PBandSmelly Ya I remember that, it was no were you could go that you wouldn't see it LOL.
I’m not into Overwatch, but Tracer is such a well designed character, she’s so darned iconic.
@BloodNinja My first nendoroid I got, just a month ago, was of tracer. (Yes I'm a tracer main)
@Kalmaro Me. Daily.
@Kalmaro Me.
Thought for sure that this was a dead game.
I liked Overwatch a few years ago. ActiBlizz are garbage though. And the balance seemed to be thrown off with a few of the new heroes. I was a Brig main (sorry) but I pivoted to either Moira or Baptiste depending on map. Man those days were actually really fun.
@Kalmaro I play everyday, just... not on switch because it kinda sucks in comparison. Not bad overall just not as good.
@Snatcher Nice! Makes sense if that’s your main!
More maps couldn't hurt. I thought I was one of the only Overwatch Switch gamers on this site lol
I didn't know they were making new content, I thought they were only adjusting characters so they are different every few months, making people stop playing.
I still play overwatch and love it. what can I say, I play the game, not the company politics
I wasn’t on board with all the Blizzard hating, and didn’t quite get what all the crying was about, but then there was WC3 Reforged... they’ve irreversibly tarnished their reputation with me at this point... hope the can do something about that mess of a game.
Honestly, I have kind of been embarrassed for Overwatch, and not for the political statement response they've been known for.
Their development team is supposed to be the highest in class when it comes to these sort of games, but content, on all facets, gets outpaced by people half the strength.
It goes to show you AAA development is more a burden, than it is a freedom.
Waiting since the introduction of custom gamemodes for them to unlock all maps in all modes. Can't tell you how bothersom it is, to see the same map again and again when you have dozens more, locked away because everyone is a baby and needs handholding.
I still play this game. I actually think the latest update has been the best so far, but maybe that's just my opinion.
I can't in good conscience support Blizzard after what they have done in recent years.
This is my favorite game of all time, been playing it non stop since it came out 5 years ago.
@Kalmaro I bet no one really cares but I didn't even touch this game until the switch port.
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