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    Overwatch 2 PvP Will Now Include 5 Players Per Team

    By Christian PepitoMay 21, 20211 Min Read
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    Blizzard Lead Game Director Aaron Keller recently announced that there will be a change to Overwatch 2 PvP format.

    Compared to the original game which had 6 players per team, the next title of the series will now have one lesser player per team. The PvP will now have 5 players per team, according to Keller. He explained that this change was tested thoroughly and would allow the players to better keep track of what is going on in a match. He revealed that 12 players in one match looked chaotic and difficult to follow.

    Tanks for the memories ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

    Overwatch 2 will officially be 5v5! pic.twitter.com/npD6MLu9ZG

    — Overwatch Esports (@OW_Esports) May 20, 2021

    Lead Designer Geoff Goodman shared that the heroes in the sequel will be rebalanced in order to match with the 5 versus 5 format. It is speculated that each hero type will have different abilities now like the Tanks have more abilities, healers have different ones too, and so on.

    Overwatch 2 is planned for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. No specific release date yet.

    Thanks DotEsports!

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