Blizzard has announced an early access release date for Overwatch 2, which arrives as a free-to-play game for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on 4th October.
“We can’t wait to roll out the beginning of the Overwatch 2 experience on 4th October 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,” Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra said in a press release today.
This release will contain “dynamic new PVP content” with cross-platform play and progression, and promises the addition of fresh heroes, maps and modes.
At launch, new tank hero the Junker Queen, the “ruthless Australian-born ruler of Junkertown” will join the franchise’s roster.