A couple of years ago now, Blizzard released Overwatch 2 as a free-to-play successor to the ever-popular Overwatch. The sequel made come core changes to the experience, namely switching to a 5v5 setup - a change that will be reversed in an upcoming limited-time event in OW2.

Overwatch 2 is free to play for everyone on console & PC!

Revisit the original, imbalanced, and crazy fun launch version of Overwatch in a new game mode

Overwatch 2 is returning to the original Overwatch's 6v6 format (and all of its original character abilities and maps) for a limited-time in an upcoming event mode Blizzard is calling Overwatch: Classic.

Fans are excited to see Overwatch's classic return in Overwatch 2, and here's what to expect from the new mode.

It's an interesting thing to see Overwatch 2 pull back the OW1 format even if its for a limited time. Players have been quite divided or even downright turned off by the format switches that came with Overwatch 2 replacing the original. And it wasn’t really much of a massive upgrade at that, as shared in our Shacknews review.

Overwatch: Classic is a limited-time event that's going to cycle through iconic metas in the game's history as it progresses.

The original Overwatch was a special game and arguably the last game from the Blizzard Entertainment many of us grew up with and loved. Since then, the developer has made some questionable decisions,