That Overwatch 2 will completely replace the first Overwatch, playing, in fact, the role of a big update, the developers from Blizzard reported on the day the project was announced. Over time, this information has been forgotten, and now there are a lot of questions like “What will happen with Overwatch after the Overwatch 2 release? To refresh this information in the gamers’ memory had to Project Game Director Aaron Keller in a Q&A session on Reddit.
According to Keller, Overwatch 2 will replace the first part of the game. Attempts to launch Overwatch will result in redirects to install Overwatch 2. In other words, the October 4 “early release” of Overwatch 2 will no longer be “like before.
Keller, however, does not rule out that for a certain time in the arcade modes Overwatch 2 will appear a kind of simulation of the original game – so that the adaptation process went as painlessly as possible. Recall that the sequel significantly changed the rules of the game: the format is redesigned for the “5 on 5” mode, and most of the characters have been strengthened / weakened in accordance with the changed gameplay reality.
On June 28, the second phase of Overwatch 2 beta testing will start, but right away it’s important to remember that testing is closed, and it will be let in “in waves”. So do not be upset if you can not play in four days.