Late final yr, Overwatch 2 obtained some severe competitors within the realm of hero shooters when NetEase launched Marvel Rivals. A lot of new Overwatch 2 options have additionally drawn comparisons to Marvel Rivals, together with the latest reveal of the third-person Stadium mode. However in accordance with Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller, Stadium mode and different options weren’t made in response to Marvel Rivals. As a substitute, lots of them had been deliberate earlier than Marvel Rivals debuted.
“I feel that competitors is wholesome,” mentioned Keller throughout a visitor look on (*2*). “It does pressure folks to innovate extra and to at all times be placing your finest foot ahead, however I do not suppose what you are seeing in Overwatch 2 proper now could be a response to Marvel Rivals. A lot of what we had been doing this year–from perks to Stadium to map voting, we did full hero bans–so a lot of what we’re doing right here and all of the heroes we’re releasing has been within the works for over a yr as a part of a brand new technique for the sport to have an enormous annual kick off to the yr.”
Keller urged that there might issues added to Overwatch 2 sooner or later if the video games are nonetheless actively competing, however he did not add any specifics past that. Throughout the identical stream, Keller acknowledged that Overwatch 2 has had little or no of the story content material, cinematics, and animated shorts that helped outline the world within the first recreation. Nevertheless, he expressed a want to position extra emphasis on story sooner or later.
The Overwatch 2 x G.I. Joe collaboration started earlier this month and ends right this moment, July 14. A number of the earlier collaborations included a number of Transformers-inspired costumes, in addition to some from Road Fighter and Avatar: The Final Airbender. Overwatch Season 17 is presently energetic.