End clap announced for the first opus of the series of FPS of Blizzard. The game services will end from October 2. A date that coincides with the launch of Overwatch 2, which will take place on October 4. Newcomers to the license can simply retrieve the game via the Blizzard client on PC or from their console, the multiplayer counterpart of the game being free-to-play, as you should know.
As for the old ones, present since Overwatch, the transition between the two games will be in the form of an update. However, there will be a 27-hour maintenance phase between the two to allow the game teams to make the necessary changes.
Overwatch first of the name therefore bows out after 6 years of good and loyal service. Scheduled to be Blizzard’s next flagship license and first FPS, Overwatch had all the arguments to become a major title. However, after 2 years, a weariness is felt both in the community of players and on the professional scene.
The slow and unenviable end, because from the first announcements of Overwatch 2, in 2019, the disappointments will be linked. Between the COVID-19 crisis, the legal turmoil around Activision-Blizzard, and the work on the sequel, the contribution of content to Overwatch will be reduced to the bare minimum, apart from a few skins, until the end of his existence.
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