Overwatch 2 PvE will tell a complete, linear story starting next year

Date:
Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:45:41 +0000

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Blizzard says the sequel's co-op game mode will release through seasonal updates, but has a definite conclusion.

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Overwatch 2s all-new PvE game mode will launch in 2023, and has been designed to tell a complete, linear story across the multiplayer shooters regular seasonal updates.

Speaking about Overwatch 2 in a press briefing, developer Blizzard said the story-focused co-op game mode will receive a staggered release to coincide with the sequels all-new nine-week seasonal model. Rather than telling discrete stories, however, each update will combine into an overarching campaign that reaches a defined conclusion.

It tells a complete, linear story with a beginning and end to it, said game director Aaron Keller about the PvE mode. Rather than saving up all of the content that we make to put in one big box that you sell for $60 or more,
weve shifted our model now to start releasing things seasonally.

We want to be able to release it when theyre ready rather than holding onto it. Its really important for us to continue to put content out for the game.

Itll be a while before you can get your hands on the PvE game mode, however. Its scheduled to release in 2023, months after Overwatch 2s new PvP mode launches as part of the games early access launch on October 4.

Although a specific date hasnt been announced, the new game mode could
release as early as February. Overwatch 2 will sport a new nine-week seasonal update model, with this years final season set to launch on December 6. Its likely PvE will be rolled out to coincide with the launch of one of these new update periods, meaning it could come as soon as February 7 the estimated release date of 2023s first season.

PvE wont only represent a new game mode for Overwatch, but a new channel through which its lore and characters can be explored. Blizzard says the
co-op mode will progress Overwatchs story, answering old questions that fans have been itching to resolve since the first game, as well as raising new
plot points. In particular, it will focus on telling the story of how the in-game Overwatch group reformed. (Image credit: Blizzard) A change of pace

Blizzards approach to Overwatch 2s co-op campaign is surprising. The launch
of additional story content that iterates upon ever-expanding lore is par for the course with live service games, but Overwatch 2 looks more restrained. It sounds like the sequels story wont simply spiral outward to justify the release of new content, but has been meticulously planned to drift towards a final conclusion.

Of course, it will likely be many years before it reaches that ending, with plenty of segues along the way. But the idea its co-op story will ever, properly end is a change of pace.

Blizzard first announced that PvE wouldnt be available at Overwatch 2s
October 4 launch during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase. The developer is billing this initial release as an early access period that will center primarily around its 5v5 PvP mode.

However, theres plenty of other new features to expect. Not only does Overwatch 2s battle pass system represent a big change for the series as it commits to a live-service model, but Blizzard is making major changes to its monetization system, too. Overwatch 2 will have no loot boxes , in favor of
an in-game cosmetics shop.

Check out the Overwatch 2 launch roadmap to find out more about what we can expect. Refresh your memory on all the Summer Game Fest announcements



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