Blizzard first announced Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon in November of 2019 with an impressive cinematic that set the stage for the story, while also revealing some of the new game modes and other upgrades fans can expect from the game. Unfortunately, not a lot of Overwatch 2 information has come to light since the game's announcement, leaving fans in the dark when it comes to Blizzard's popular hero-shooter franchise.
While Blizzard has largely kept quiet about Overwatch 2 since the reveal trailer, fans are expecting a big reveal next month at BlizzCon. BlizzCon 2021 is scheduled to take place from February 19 to 20, and it's there where fans expect to see Overwatch 2 again. Some fans have optimistically thought that an Overwatch 2 release date could even be revealed at BlizzCon 2021, but those fans may want to keep their expectations in check.
A proven Overwatch leaker named Metro recently spoke about Overwatch 2 in a Twitch stream. "I've heard that they're really f***ing slow and they're delaying it," Metro said in response to a question from his Twitch chat. "From what I heard, it doesn't sound good at all. It sounds like it's very far off." Assuming Metro's information is correct, it seems unlikely that an Overwatch 2 release date is in the cards for BlizzCon.
As for what fans can expect to see from Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon 2021, Metro suggested that they may get "a few" new hero announcements at the show, and stressed that no new heroes are coming to the base Overwatch until OW2's launch. As far as new heroes go, the only one officially announced by Blizzard is Sojourn, who was revealed alongside Overwatch 2 at BlizzCon in November 2019.
While Metro has accurately leaked Overwatch information in the past, they have also been incorrect about things as well, so fans should take this information with a grain of salt. As some may recall, Metro had previously claimed that Overwatch 1 would be scrapped for Overwatch 2, with the sequel simply overtaking the original game like an update. Blizzard since pushed back against those claims, revealing Overwatch 2 to be its own release while sharing PvP with the original game. However, it's also been said that, at some point, Overwatch and Overwatch 2 could very well merge together to become a single product, so perhaps that is what Metro was referring to with those initial claims.
So while Metro's claim that Overwatch 2 development is going slow could very well be true, fans shouldn't get too anxious until they learn more from Blizzard in an official capacity. Overwatch 2 is still expected to be featured at BlizzCon 2021 in February, so anyone curious should be sure to tune in to the show.
Overwatch 2 is in development for unspecified platforms.
Source: Metro - Twitch