{"id":135934,"date":"2026-02-04T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197053"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:30:00","slug":"overwatch-2-ditches-the-number-in-huge-overhaul-switch-2-version-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/04\/overwatch-2-ditches-the-number-in-huge-overhaul-switch-2-version-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch 2 Ditches The Number In Huge Overhaul, Switch 2 Version Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/35cd7e59f8170\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/35cd7e59f8170\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"N8Sgnn72e9Y\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8Sgnn72e9Y?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Big changes are coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/overwatch\">Overwatch 2<\/a> <em>very<\/em> soon, with a brand new season dropping on 10th February. But the biggest change comes in the form of a new name.<\/p>\n<p>Announced <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24246206\/overwatch-spotlight-the-reign-of-talon-begins\/\">today<\/a> during the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N8Sgnn72e9Y\">Overwatch 2026 spotlight<\/a>, the game&#8217;s director Aaron Keller announced that Overwatch 2 is ditching the number, meaning it&#8217;ll simply be known as <strong>Overwatch<\/strong> now.<\/p>\n<p>But the 2 is still important, <em>because<\/em> Blizzard&#8217;s hero shooter is in fact coming to Switch 2 later this year. We don&#8217;t have a date just yet \u2014 <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overwatch-proper-switch-2-version-coming\">Eurogamer<\/a> has reportedly been told around mid-April \u2014 but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/overwatch\">Switch 2 version<\/a> will be launching alongside Season 2.<\/p>\n<p>Season 1, called <strong>The Reign of Talon<\/strong>, was unveiled today and arrives next week, and it aims to kick of a yearlong, multi-faceted story that&#8217;ll last six seasons. Ten new heroes will be coming to the game in 2026, with five of them coming when Season 1 lands.<\/p>\n<p>The first five heroes are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Domina<\/strong>, a &#8216;poke&#8217; tank who focuses on long-range attacks and zone play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emre<\/strong>, a damage-dealer who focuses on fast run-and-gun gunplay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mizuki<\/strong>, a support unit who is mysterious and focuses on close-quarters gameplay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anran<\/strong>, a second damage-dealer who can manipulate fire with her fan-like weapons \u2014 you&#8217;ll be able to test Anran out with a Hero Trial from 5th February.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jetpack Cat<\/strong>, a support-unit and maybe the best Overwatch character ever. Yes. (she&#8217;s fast and reactive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The remaining five will be revealed later.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Overwatch\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b8d689addeccd\/overwatch.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b8d689addeccd\/overwatch.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Overwatch\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Overwatch\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/03a7988c4822a\/overwatch.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/03a7988c4822a\/overwatch.445x250.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Overwatch\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Blizzard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Blizzard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Other changes coming to the game include new sub-roles and passives for each class, a Conquest meta event that runs for five weeks, yearly competitive updates, an complete UI refresh, changes to Stadium, a Sanrio collaboration, and tons of new cinematics, in-game events, and comics to help flesh out the story.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re really just picking out a few things here, and we can&#8217;t overstate just how much the team seem to be changing things up, You can read about everything coming to Overwatch in more detail over on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24246206\/overwatch-spotlight-the-reign-of-talon-begins\/\">official Overwatch website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Blizzard<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>So, while Season 1 drops next week, we&#8217;ll have to wait a bit longer for a fully-fresh Overwatch experience on Switch 2. The Switch 1 version isn&#8217;t exactly the ideal way to play the game, either, and like many others, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/overwatch-2\">we were disappointed with it<\/a> when it launched in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>These updates, though? They sound like a big step in the right direction<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Are you excited for the new-and-improved Overwatch? Let us know in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:138660 @ 1770277832 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Big changes are coming to Overwatch 2 very soon, with a brand new season dropping on 10th February. But the biggest change comes in the form of a new name. 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