""Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe that keeps growing, keeps surprising, and keeps bringing players together from around the world," the Overwatch team said in a statement. "This year marks a huge turning point in how the development team envisions the future of Overwatch, so we are officially dropping the '2' and moving forward as Overwatch.""
"Blizzard made a big hullabaloo about Overwatch 2 being a sequel to the original game when it went live in October 2022 as part of a shift to a free-to-play model. There were a ton of major changes, not least a format switch from 6v6 to 5v5, with one tank being dropped from each team - a contentious decision that has been walked back with the return of 6v6 modes."
Blizzard is officially dropping the '2' from Overwatch and will move forward under the single title Overwatch. The studio is running showcases for its franchises and announced plans for 2026 that include five additional heroes and a Nintendo Switch 2 port. Overwatch 2 launched in October 2022 as a free-to-play relaunch that shifted core competitive formats from 6v6 to 5v5, later restoring 6v6 modes. Planned hero missions with RPG-like talent trees and long-term progression were canceled, and PvE work was scrapped after a paid co-op expansion underperformed. Overwatch has stabilized and heads into its tenth anniversary in May.
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