In its recent earnings report, Activision Blizzard has admitted that player investment and engagement with Overwatch 2 has been in decline. The publisher revealed that the competitive shooter has “declined sequentially” this quarter.
Despite the decline, the publisher believes that the next major update coming to Overwatch 2—dubbed Invasion—will bring more players to the game, helping soften the decline in player investment and engagement.
“While engagement and player investment in Overwatch 2 declined sequentially in the quarter, the Overwatch team is looking forward to the August 10 release of Overwatch 2: Invasion,” stated Activision Blizzard in its earnings report. “This will be the largest seasonal update yet, planned to include new PVE Story Missions, a new game mode, and a new hero progression system as well as an additional hero.”
Overwatch 2 might also see a boost in its player base thanks to the recent announcement that it will be the first of Blizzard’s games to make its way on to Steam on August 10. The Steam launch of Overwatch 2 is slated to coincide with the release of Overwatch 2 Season 6: Invasion, which will bring with it three new Story Missions, as well as courses for Hero Mastery.
Overwatch 2 is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.