As seen in the comics, this heavy assault operative carried two powerful machine guns into battle. This reference is a pretty strong hint that the next hero might be Peruvian, but Overwatch 2 hero reveals have been known to subvert expectations.Īs expressed previously, we will be getting 2 new Support heroes before seeing our next tank, which many online speculate to be the Samoan Talon operative “Mauga”. In an Antarctic Peninsula spawn room, you can find the poster supposedly depicting the waterfalls of Peru. The graphic used for the “New Support Hero” section in the roapmap featured a section of a poster that's already in the game. The audience is definitely there, but only time will tell if it'll be a critical hit for the fans, or a nat 1. This is in line with the developers' intentions of delving more into “non-canon events” with the Overwatch IP. The map that came with the announcement showed a bunch of locations over a generic fantasy landscape. From the looks of things, we might be getting another experimental PvE game mode aptly named “Mischeif and Magic”. Our next season theme seems to be taking a very “Dungeons & Dragons” route. And though we don't know which hero it'll be about, it's nice to see that we're getting new cinematics every other season. This exciting news also comes with a new future cinematic. The latest content roadmap confirmed that Roadhog and Sombra reworks are currently in the works for Season 7 and beyond. While there isn't an official start date yet, if we take the Battle Pass expiration date into account, we'll most likely see the new competitive season begin on or around June 13, 2023. With all that out of the way, let's look at the biggest drops from the developer chat livestream. But although the much-anticipated Hero mode was axed, the good news is that players will still be getting story mission content in the next 6 months.

Much to the disappointment of fans, the developers announced on the broadcast that they would not be going forward with the original vision of the PvE due to “internal pressure”.

If you've been a fan since 2019, you were one of the hundreds of thousands excited for the long-awaited Overwatch PvE roadmap that was promised way back in 2019. Checking out the Overwatch 2 Roadmap for Season 5 and beyond.Īfter months of waiting, the Overwatch 2 team finally showed us their content roadmap for the next 3 seasons, and it's filled to the brim with tons of new updates.

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