Blizzard VP Confirms Overwatch 2 Will Not Have Another Beta Test
Overwatch fans and players still waiting to take Overwatch 2 for a test run before it launches in October sadly won’t get the chance to do so. According to Blizzard Entertainment Vice President Jon Spector, the second beta test that ended last week will be the final playtest for the competitive first-person shooter’s upcoming sequel.
The decision to not have a third beta test goes against Blizzard’s usual testing cycle and has raised concerns surrounding the yet-unnamed support hero which won’t get any public testing prior to its debut on launch day. Testers also point out existing issues in the last beta test that have yet to be addressed. Internal testing, however, will continue right up until the game’s official launch on October 4th.
Today marks just 2 months until Overwatch 2's launch! We know players are eager to dive in and have seen questions about the possibility of a third public Beta. While we will continue testing OW2 daily internally, we're not planning any additional public Beta tests. (1/2)
— Jon Spector (@Spex_J) August 4, 2022
Overwatch 2’s development journey has been interesting, to say the least. The sequel was first announced at BlizzCon 2019 as a separate game that will come with cross-play support with the original game, a whole new story, new competitive and PvE game modes, and new heroes. Over the years it’s evolved into a free-to-play reboot/expansion of sorts that will entirely replace the original game. It will initially launch with just PvP modes with PvE content to be added at some point in 2023.
