You will gain the ability to use your Steam friends list and gain Steam achievements, though. Of course, Overwatch 2’s Steam launch on August 10th puts it in line with the release of the free-to-play shooter sequel’s major Invasion update, which adds story missions, a new competitive mode, two maps, an extra hero and a bunch of other stuff - but not for free, mind.Īlthough you’ll be able to play Overwatch 2 through Steam, you won’t be able to dodge entirely - you’ll still need to sign in with a account to play, allowing for cross-platform multiplayer between the two services and other such things. Its announcement added that “gaming is no longer just for specific communities as it was when launched over two decades ago”, casting the wider availability on Steam as an effort to make it easier for players to pick up its games where they wanted. “While remains a priority for us now and into the future, we’ve heard players want the choice of Steam for a selection of our games,” said Blizz president Mike Ybarra.
Watch on YouTubeīlizzard said the Steam release of Overwatch 2 and what the studio merely teased as “a selection of our games” - without naming any other titles, or when we might see them - wouldn’t see it pull away from its own platform in any way, simply expand onto an additional launcher. Manage cookie settings Overwatch 2 is not a sequel, in the traditional sense, but we still think it's really good.
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