Overwatch 2will have one more season of map pools, with Blizzard revealing all the maps that will be available to players as part of the game’s Season 3 content. With the introduction ofOverwatch 2, Blizzard decided to make a big change to the hero-shooter’s playlists by limiting the number of maps that would appear in the standard Quick Play and Competitive Play playlists for any given season.
On one hand, this allowedOverwatch 2to keep the focus on specific maps each season, which proved helpful when introducing the fan base to the new Push game mode. On the other hand, this meant thatOverwatch 2seasons had less variety than some might prefer. Ultimately, Blizzard has made to the decision toget rid ofOverwatch 2map pools, but that won’t be happening until Season 4.
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ForOverwatch 2Season 3, Push will feature New Queen Street - Morning, a new morning variant for the Colosseo map, and a morning variant for Esperanca. As far as Hybrid maps go,Overwatch 2players will play on the morning versions of Blizzard World, Midtown, Numbani, and Paraiso, withKing’s Rowbeing an evening map. Escort will have Dorado - Night, Junkertown - Morning, Rialto - Morning, and Shambali Monastery - Night, as well as new night and morning variants for Havana and Circuit Royal, respectively. And finally, the Control mapsOverwatch 2players can look forward to in Season 3 are Ilios - Morning, Lijiang Tower - Night, Nepal - Morning, and Oasis - Evening, as well as the brand-new Antarctic Peninsula map, which takes place at night.
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Overwatch 2Season 3 will begin on Tuesday, February 7, so the new map pools should be live in the game in just a day’s time or so. Of course,Antarctic Peninsula is the big new addition for Season 3, and it will definitely be interesting to see howOverwatch 2players respond to it once it’s live in the game. There aren’t many ice-covered maps inOverwatch 2, so it should stand out for that reason alone, but fans will have to wait to play it for themselves to see if it lives up to the other Control maps in the game.
Blizzard has outlined many events forOverwatch 2Season 3that fans can look forward to in the weeks ahead, but time will tell if it will all be enough to bring back lapsed players and keep hardcore fans engaged. Based on what’s been shown so far, it seems Season 3 could very well be the biggest season forOverwatch 2yet.
Overwatch 2is out now in early access for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
