Overwatch 2 is soon getting the big Season 15 update. With the Spotlight event coming on February 12, 2025, we can finally get our look at all the updates coming in Season 15 and throughout the year. There are few changes coming to the competitive mode in Overwatch 2 which Blizzard has shared.
Blizzard has revealed the rewards for tuning into the upcoming Spotlight Event. Overwatch 2 players can claim Cyber DJ Lucio Skin. Cyber DJ Lucio is a brand-new skin that was added to Overwatch 2 on January 29, 2025 but now has gone free as a reward. This has sparked fans who bought the skin to get mad at developers and are calling Blizzard a “Scam”.
New Twitch Drops are making their way to Overwatch 2 for Mid-Season 14 update. The new Mid-Season 14 patch came out on January 22, 2025. However, there are few Hero balance changes but more updates and new events are set to come with the current season update. The new Twitch Drops for Overwatch 2 are giving away a free Epic skin for Lifeweaver.
Season 14 and new hero Hazard is live in Overwatch 2 and update is bringing back the Christmas mode. Patch note for Overwatch 2 Season 14 are officially available and there has been quite some changes and buffs and nerfs to heroes. We got you covered with everything coming with Season 14 patch.
Overwatch 2 Season 14 is right around the corner and it announced brand new additions coming to the game. With the new collab with a fan-favorite anime Avatar: The Last Airbender. The season 14 trailer for Overwatch 2 featured a teaser at the end and showed a new skin. Where Zenyatta has an iconic skin with a blue arrow like all the avatars like Aang has on his forehead.
The Cyber DJ Lucio skin bundle original cost was 1900 coins which is 20 USD and also came in a bundle for 2800 coins which was equal to 25 USD. Players are asking for a refund from Blizzard ahead of announcement of skin going as a free reward.
Here’s everything we know about Overwatch 2 Season 15 including release date and competitive changes coming to the game.
Overwatch 2 Season 15 Release date
Overwatch 2 Season 15 is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 18th. The corresponding update will go live at 11:00 am PT (7:00 pm GMT). PC players will be able to preload the patch one or two days before its release through the Battle.net app. On the other hand, the preload for console players should start a few hours before its release.
Overwatch 2 Season 15 Competitive changes
Season 15 will be the first new season for Overwatch 2 going in 2025. We will be seeing a rank reset which means competitive will be a grind this year. All the players will have to play placement matches in order to get ranking with Season 15. Players from different ranks will be queued and you can place according to the performance at placement matches.
Here are all the Competitive changes coming to Overwatch 2 in Season 15 according to Blizzard devs.
- Rank distribution will be adjusted to allow more players to reach Champion.
- A new weapon variant is coming as part of the competitive rewards and he teased it will be “out of this world.”
- New systems will be introduced to Competitive, but this will be announced during the Spotlight. Many believe this could be hero bans or maybe map votes.
- A 6v6 mini-competitive season will take place starting from midseason 15 and will probably conclude at the end of the same season.
- Clash maps will be removed from Competitive at the start of Season 15 as the team takes another look at this mode.
Be sure to tune into the Overwatch 2 Spotlight event on February 12, 2025 at 10:00 am PT. The stream will show us what is coming up in Season 15 and more.
That’s all you need to know about Overwatch 2 Season 15 Release date and competitive changes coming soon.