The lack of content and updates in recent months for the first installment are only due to the development of the already announced sequel.
Regular Overwatch players will have noticed in recent times that the cadence of new content, or already the treatment that has been done to specific events, receiving only new skins, has declined, and it is certainly no coincidence. With the recent announcement of Overwatch 2, it is clear that this is the main reason, but if there were any doubts it is something that has confirmed now Jeff Kaplan, director of both games.
"Overwatch 2 has been 100% the reason," Kaplan said in an interview. "And that is why we were so excited to announce Overwatch 2. We know that we have an open dialogue with the community in which we can tell them that this is what we were doing, this is why we do what we do."
However, that does not mean that in the studio they did not know what to do with Overwatch. "I sit next to one of the designers of Junkenstein's Revenge – a 2017 event – which is a brilliant uncle named Mike Heiberg, and he he says 'I have all these ideas for this year's Halloween,' Kaplan continues. "And I said 'I understand, Mike, but we are focused on the other thing now.' It has been very hard for us. "
Overwatch and sequel, almost total integration
The recent announcement of Overwatch 2 brought with it some very good news for the owners of the original game, since they will not need to get the second installment to enjoy much of its content. Mainly, all PVP aspects will be compatible between both games, and Overwatch players can play all the new modes and maps that are included with the sequel in addition to being able to choose their new heroes. In the same way, we will keep the progress in the form of skins, graffiti, etc …
What will not be possible for these Overwatch users will be to play the PVE modes that are confirmed to be in Overwatch 2, as a campaign mode and hero missions. Meanwhile, the release date of this remains uncertain, even for Blizzard herself.
