Overwatch 2 disappointment continues – August’s story levels are all you’re going to get this year

Overwatch 2 may not see any new story content after the initial batch of three levels arriving this August, according to executive producer Jared Neuss. who spoke on the subject in a recent live broadcast.

In said stream, hosted by former pro player and current streamer Emongg, Neuss stated, “You don’t expect the next round in the next season or the season after, or anything like that. But it’s a lot like trying to find that.” balance between getting it out to players quickly, because we love that story, and giving ourselves enough time to make changes or add features, or do whatever, to make them more compelling.”

With the initial Overwatch 2 patch introducing the first wave of story missions starting on August 10, each season taking nine weeks to finish. This means that if Neuss is right, new Overwatch 2 story content won’t appear until 2024.

Overwatch 2, of course, was the highly anticipated sequel to Blizzard’s new first-person shooter, Overwatch, and was sold to the masses as a major PvE upgrade. Fast-forward to 2023 and the initial planned single-player content has been scrapped, replaced by seasonal story missions that aim to inject a bit of that narrative sparkle into a game that would otherwise lack PvE content.

But with the next few months after August seemingly devoid of this story content, controversy continues to surround the shooter. Not even a month ago, tensions rose after it was announced that Activision Blizzard was charging players for PvE content. All of this coupled with the bitter reality that Overwatch 1, the game that lacks these most hostile to consumer practices, is gone forever.

But what do you think? How do you feel about that time gap between story updates? Let us know!