Overwatch 2, now renamed merely Overwatch, is present process some large modifications, with a brand new seasonal mannequin centered on telling steady year-long tales. As a part of the comfortable relaunch, Blizzard is popping out robust with 5 new playable characters, considerably growing the roster rather more than common at one time. That’s certain to have an effect on the meta-game, and Blizzard is effectively conscious.
“It will upset the steadiness of the sport. There is not any getting round that. There’s one thing very thrilling about it although,” Blizzard’s Aaron Keller instructed GameSpot. “I believe what we see with Overwatch is that our gamers do acclimate to alter into new heroes pretty rapidly. On the highest ranges, it would simply be just a few days. They may have a deal with on these new heroes that rapidly and begin creating metas for them.”
These 5 new characters embrace one new Tank (Domina), two DPS (Emre, Anran), and two Assist (Mizuki, Jetpack Cat). That displays the team-comp necessities in Overwatch 2, which is a significant manner that it differentiated itself from the looser restrictions of the primary sport.
These characters are a part of the brand new Reign of Talon storyline that can be instructed all through 2026. Anran and Jetpack Cat are aligned with Overwatch, whereas the remainder are aligned with Talon. The year-long story can be instructed by comics, brief tales, and in-game cinematics, and Blizzard guarantees that because the occasions of the story affect the world, we’ll see it mirrored within the sport with parts like map modifications.
For extra on the massive Overwatch refresh, try our full interview with Aaron Keller, together with all of our main takeaways.