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Overwatch 2 is testing the return of 6v6 next season, and Blizzard will be 'watching the results closely'


Following Blizzard's announcement earlier this year it was considering bringing 6v6 matches to Overwatch 2, having ditc…

However, the studio acknowledged the changes had come "at the cost of match variety and player freedom" and so it was looking at how 6v6 could potentially be reintroduced. Watch on YouTube Blizzard's second 6v6 test will arrive as part of Season 14's mid-season refresh, offering the classic 2-2-2 team composition while incorporating some of Overwatch 2's "new principles", such as less crowd control and hero rework. It also plans to test variants of Overwatch 2's existing 5v5 mode as part of Season 13, examining the "flexibility within this format".

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