The developers of Overwatch hinted that more new heroes may be launched in 2022, ending the 18-month window period. And this may happen before the release of Overwatch 2, although they are very tight-lipped about the specific release date of Overwatch 2.
The developers of Overwatch have been busy redoing some existing heroes before the release of Overwatch 2. The redo of Bastion and Sombra has been announced. Overwatch game director Aaron Keller told fans that more heroes will be redone. And he also hinted that more new heroes might appear.
He said: We have shown some heroes’ redo work, and we will continue. All these heroes are very important in the new 5v5 world of Overwatch 2. Our plan is for the next season of All 32 heroes can be played in the Overwatch League. Who knows, there may be more.
Unfortunately, he did not disclose the release date of Overwatch 2. But he admitted that the tournament is moving forward, and the Overwatch League will be played in the early version of Overwatch 2 next season.
He said: It is very exciting for us to see the early version of this sequel we made played by the world’s top players. Since Echo joined Overwatch in April 2020, there have been no new heroes added to Overwatch. The words of game director Aaron Keller may indicate that this situation will change.
