Blizzard has a lot left to say aboutOverwatch 2. Announcing the game during BlizzCon 2019, Blizzard strongly hinted thatOverwatch 2is at least a year away from release, but likely much more. As such, what Blizzard showed during BlizzCon was only an introduction to its overall plans forOverwatch 2. In the weeks since BlizzCon, Blizzard has done a number of interviews. Blizzard’s latest interview with the PlayStation Blog offered insight into one ofOverwatch 2’s most interesting aspects - its new heroes.
Overwatch 2will have new heroes for players to learn and face off against, as confirmed by the reveal of Sojourn duringBlizzCon 2019. Exactly how many heroes, as well as Blizzard’s overall attitude toward adding heroes, hasn’t been obvious, however. Blizzard seems to now be much more confident in its plans for new heroes inOverwatch 2. In his interview, assistant game director Michael Chu wasn’t able to provide a specific number of new heroes, but he did confirm that Blizzard has “lots of heroes in the works forOverwatch 2.”
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“We can’t get into who they are exactly, or what their gameplay might be like, but they will help round out the world ofOverwatch,” is how Chu characterizes Blizzard’s new hero plans. Chu wants to assert the fact that Blizzard isn’t just going to churn out newOverwatch 2heroesout of necessity. Each hero being made introduces a new concept or idea to the game. As such, each new hero isn’t just another name on a list, but is an expansion of the game’s gameplay systems and story.
Chu goes on to discuss the one new hero announced forOverwatch 2so far.Sojourn is a new character, but has been teased multiple times in past cinematics. She was also seen, albeit looking quite a bit different in early concept art forOverwatch. Chu confirms that Sojourn has been in development since beforeOverwatch’s launch.Overwatch 2is just the opportunity Blizzard was looking for to introduce her character and story. “She will be extremely important to the events that take place in Overwatch 2.”
With potentially over a year of development, a lot can change regarding Blizzard’s plans forOverwatch 2. “Lots of new heroes” could change to just a few, depending on whereBlizzard’s prioritiesend up shifting development’s focus. But for now, it’s exciting to consider anOverwatch 2with such a robust line-up of new heroes that it genuinely feels like an entirely new experience, like howMortal Kombat 2doubled the original game’s roster of fighters.
Overwatch 2has no currently announced release window but is coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
