Overwatch 2
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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | August 10, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play |
| Microtransactions | Boost, Cosmetic, Currency, Free-to-grind, Infinite spend, Time-limited, Unlock |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Shooter |
| Art styles | Stylized |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
| Series | Overwatch |
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| Overwatch | |
|---|---|
| Overwatch | 2016 |
| Overwatch 2 | 2022 |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Overwatch 2 is a multiplayer first-person shooter game in the Overwatch series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle.net | |
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| Steam | |
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- All versions require a Battle.net account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.
- All non Overwatch 1 players need a valid phone number attached to Battle.net account to play.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Free-to-play | The game is free-to-play. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| Boost | Purchasing the Premium Battle Pass allows the opportunity to pay extra to boost the current level. |
| Cosmetic | Cosmetics can be purchased from the in-game shop and acquired after purchase of the Premium Battle Pass. |
| Currency | Overwatch Coins can be purchased to spend in-game, with an exchange rate of $1 USD to 100 Overwatch Coins. |
| Free-to-grind | Hero characters that might be unlocked immediately on the Premium Battle Pass can be unlocked at higher tiers of the free Battle Pass. |
| Infinite spend | There is no limit on the amount of Overwatch Coins that can be purchased |
| Time-limited | Battle Pass and in-game shop contents rotate after set time periods. |
| Unlock | Purchasing the Premium Battle Pass gives immediate unlock to new hero characters. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Overwatch\Settings\Settings_v0.ini |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2357570/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Progress, stats, and controls are saved automatically by Battle.net servers.
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 80 - 103 | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, FXAA, SMAA | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 1.0, FSR 2.2 |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | In game menus are capped at 60 FPS.[1] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Supported everywhere but prior to the main menu when loading the game. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | Independent X- and Y-axis sensitivity. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | Keyboard/mouse prompts can be forced to always display. | |
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | ||
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| DualShock button prompts | Xbox prompts show when using a DualShock 4. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | DualSense | |
| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Toggleable. | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Compatible with analog keyboards |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | "Master", "Sound effects", "Music", "In-game voice", "Voice chat", and "Voice chat mic". Playback Device can be set to any playback device. Voice Chat Devices can be set to either "Default" or "Comms". | |
| Surround sound | Supports spatial audio features Dolby Atmos for Headphones and Windows Spatial Audio (set to "System settings" for the latter). | |
| Subtitles | "None", "Critical gameplay", "Critical gameplay + Conversations", or "Everything". On by default in the Tutorial. Video subtitles were added on October 25, 2022. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Toggleable. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | |||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | Versus, Co-op Cross-platform play and progression with console versions.[2] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Vivox | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 AMD Phenom X3 8650 |
Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen 5 |
| System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 series AMD Radeon HD 7000 series | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 AMD Radeon R9 380 AMD Radeon RX 6400 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2357570/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2357570) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Framerate Capped in Overwatch - last accessed on 2023-04-28
- ↑ Blizzard Support - Can I Play Cross Platform - last accessed on 2023-06-06
- "Cross-Play is currently available in Call of Duty, Hearthstone, Diablo Immortal, Diablo IV, and Overwatch 2."