Overwatch 2 has received an all-new update today that makes a plethora of changes to the game.
The second closed beta for Overwatch 2 kicked off today, and it marked the arrival of Junker Queen in the game. Apart from that, the crossplay feature is also live, along with an array of new features. Here are the completepatch notesof the update.
Overwatch 2 Beta Patch Notes Today, June 28th, 2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Console and Cross-Play Testing
The Overwatch 2 Beta will be cross platform and available to players on Windows® PC and Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, and PlayStation®4 consoles.
Our primary goal for the Overwatch 2 Beta is to test our console and cross-play capabilities. Players from different platforms can play with and against each other. This gives the team the opportunity to stress-test our game and see what players from different platforms think about Overwatch 2!Temporary Change to Quick Play
With Competitive Play currently unavailable in the OW2 beta, we’ve made a temporary modification to our Quick Play queue, providing both Role Queue and Open Queue as options. Quick Play games will also use competitive rulesets for each map’s game mode. For Hybrid and Payload maps, both teams play Offense AND Defense in the same manner as competitive play, with the winner determined by which team performs better on offense. All other features of Quick Play are unchanged. This includes elements such as matchmaking, handling of leaves, and allowing players to backfill into games in progress.
JUNKER QUEEN
Scatter Gun (Primary Fire)
Jagged Blade (Secondary Fire)
Commanding Shout (Ability 1)
Carnage (Ability 2)
Adrenaline Rush (Passive)
Rampage (Ultimate)
NEW FEATURES
New Hero Looks
All heroes have new Overwatch 2 exclusive looks. Select “Classic II” from the Skin select screen in the Hero Gallery to check them out.Dynamic Rendering Scale
Added “Dynamic Render Scale” to PC to improve performance when GPU limited.
UPDATED FEATURES
PING SYSTEM
New Hero Pings
Ping Visual Updates
Ping Wheel Updates
Pinging While Dead
SCOREBOARD
Overall Updates
The game scoreboard has been updated in multiple ways based on all the amazing feedback we’ve received since the first beta.
We look forward to more of your feedback on this feature, as we’re still looking to update and polish the scoreboard.Statistics Updates
A large reorganization is in progress for the statistics displayed on the scoreboard, as well as the statistics for each hero. The scoreboard now displays Eliminations, Assists, Deaths, Hero Damage dealt, Healing Done, and Damage Mitigated. Here are the new statistics:
Many heroes still have statistics that are not yet implemented. These are marked by the NYI tag after the name of the statistic. We have included these unfinished statistics in the scoreboard to provide opportunities for players to give feedback on this feature.
