{"id":244268,"date":"2023-08-14T09:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T13:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=302800"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:28:40","slug":"overwatch-3-has-been-announced-by-a-surprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/overwatch-3-has-been-announced-by-a-surprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Blizzard Just Drop a Bombshell? &#8216;Overwatch 3&#8217; Unveiled Out of Nowhere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/overwatch-2-invasion-season-6-trailer-releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Overwatch 2&#8217;<\/a> is not living up to the success Blizzard had hoped for is not a new revelation. It&#8217;s also true that it&#8217;s been on the market for less than a year, and it was only on August 10th that it <strong>finally shed the early access label to become a full-fledged game<\/strong> with the announcement of its sixth season, &#8216;Invasion&#8217;. However, there are those who believe that now that they&#8217;ve reached this point, it might be time for them to announce &#8216;Overwatch 3&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Overwatch 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/4ef34441-953e-4d7f-8a6f-f006601094cf\/2169619073\/overwatch-2-download-overwatch-2.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Overwatch 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overwatch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If we look at the data, any company would kill to have their own &#8216;Overwatch 2&#8217;: <strong>25 million players engaging in matches every month<\/strong>, season after season, for nearly a year. However, it&#8217;s worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/season-1-comes-to-diablo-iv-and-you-dont-know-that-you-have-urgent-things-to-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blizzard<\/a> has lost half of its player base compared to the first installment, no matter how much they&#8217;ve tried to entice them back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be surprising, then, if the third installment included everything that the second one lacks, such as the PvE Hero mode (even though &#8216;Overwatch 2&#8217; later offered PvE missions as an extra paid feature, much to the disappointment of players). This is why some media outlets have even suggested that Aaron Keller, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/thq-nordic-announces-a-videogame-of-some-classic-comic-characters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">game<\/a> director, may have gotten a bit ahead of himself and <strong>stated that in this sequel, teams will expand to a 6 versus 6 setup<\/strong>, allowing for the promotion of player creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-244274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/08\/overwatch-2-800x450-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If they were to announce anything (which is not going to happen), <strong>Blizzard would likely take advantage of November and BlizzCon<\/strong>. However, they would probably unveil even more updates for the second installment there, as it is still yielding a substantial amount of profit for them. With the game well-established and a dedicated player community, it would indeed be odd for them to attempt to monetize what essentially remains a very similar game, with few new mechanics to add that couldn&#8217;t be delivered through <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/pokemon-scarlet-and-purple-dlc-first-gameplay-shown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DLC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the true <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/overwatch-2-announces-that-its-star-game-mode-is-cancelled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Overwatch 2&#8217;<\/a> journey begins, don&#8217;t believe everything you hear from the more sensationalist media. <strong>The third installment is nowhere in sight, except perhaps in the irony of some<\/strong> who are convinced (with reason) that Blizzard is willing to make money from the most trivial things. Now, grab that controller: Is it time to give it another shot?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Overwatch 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/4ef34441-953e-4d7f-8a6f-f006601094cf\/2169619073\/overwatch-2-download-overwatch-2.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Overwatch 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the real &#8220;Overwatch 2&#8221; begins, don&#8217;t believe what the most sensationalist press says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":244271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3322,1512,4271],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-244268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionoverwatch-2","tag-blizzard","tag-overwatch-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318559,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244268\/revisions\/318559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244268"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=244268"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=244268"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=244268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}