The Overwatch League is waiting impatiently OW2

While Activision Blizzard remains in the turmoil, the owners and players of the Overwatch League await the exit of OW 2, especially since the case opposing the group to the state of California. A survey conducted by Richard Lewis (source in English) highlights the concerns of some team owners who are afraid that the arrival of OW 2 is too late to revive the craze around the Esport competition.

Overwatch 2 at the rescue of the OWL?

If the first two seasons of the OWL seemed rather promising for club leaders (disappearing to the specialists of the environment), the latter evoking in OFF at Richard Lewis's microphone that the monetization of the league was good, the Growth is no longer at the rendezvous.

It must be said that for almost two years, the League suffers from several decisions taken by the leaders of the league, sometimes reducing the interest or the craze around the competition. This will include the passage on YouTube, weakening the visibility of the game with the fans. In addition, the global situation limited the regional franchise potential, reducing the monetization of content on the territory of each team. Finally, the case around Activision Blizzard could lose the Owl lose the majority of its sponsors, still limiting a little more club revenue ...

This situation has pushed the owners of the different clubs to ask for answers to the leaders of the League, lest their investments in recent years do not fall into the water. But the main question for them concerns the release date of Overwatch 2.

According to the owners interviewed by Richard Lewis (source in English), the new Overwatch is the main solution to revive the craze around the Overwatch League. However, Blizzard seems to take his time to develop this new game, a time that becomes long for players, fans but also for investors ...

An output date for OW 2?

Currently, it is difficult to predict an exit date for Overwatch 2. According to the information available, it seems quite clear that the title would not go out before the end of the year 2021 or even by 2022. The more logical Would not be an exit during the first quarter 2022 , allowing to launch a new Overwatch League season on the new title.

This eventuality is underlined in the presentation message of Aaron Keller, which evokes future announcements for this year, without speaking of an exit date ...