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✓ At a glance
- Overwatch 2 Season 12 releases on August 20, 2024, at 7 PM BST.
- Players can expect the new Juno hero, balance changes, and a new battle pass.
Overwatch 2’s next season is just around the corner and there’s plenty to look forward to. From a Space Ranger hero to balance changes and a fresh battle pass, expect the game to give you more reasons to hop back in. Rumours also suggest that we might get to see a familiar mode on a brand-new map too. Here’s when Season 12 will arrive and what it has in store for players.
When is the Overwatch 2 Season 12 release date and time
The Juno reveal trailer confirmed that Season 12 will debut on August 20, 2024, at 7 PM BST. That’s when you can expect to see the new hero Juno and start working on the battle pass. Unlike previous releases, new heroes from now on will be free, so you can play as Juno right from day one. You’ll also be able to earn rewards right away.
Here are the release times for all regions:
| Region | Time |
|---|---|
| Pacific Time (PT) | 11 AM |
| Mountain Time (MT) | 12 PM |
| Central Time (CT) | 1 PM |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 2 PM |
| British Summer Time (BST) | 7 PM |
| PM Central European Time (CET) | 8 PM |
| China Standard Time (CST) | 2 AM the next day |
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | 3 AM the next day |
| Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | 4 AM the next day |
What’s new in Season 12
The previous season had brought in a neat Transformers collaboration and a massive patch focused on maps. Here’s what you can expect from the next Overwatch 2 season:
- New hero Juno the Space Ranger
- Hero balancing updates
- A brand-new battle pass
New hero Juno the Space Ranger
A new Support hero, Juno offers Hyper Ring mobility buffs to allies and has Mediblaster, a burst fire weapon that heals allies and damages foes. Her secondary weapon Pulsar Torpedoes has this function as well with homing projectiles. As for being a harder target to hit, her Martian Overboots passive lets her double jump and hover in place. Pair this with Glide Boost to glide horizontally with enhanced speed. As for her Orbital Ray ultimate, it’s a massive ray of light that heals allies and buffs their damage.
Hero balancing updates
Considering that the previous season buffed tanks greatly, expect the new season to tone things down and give other heroes a fighting chance. There might be further balance changes done based on the upcoming change of 6v6 matches, a return to the original Overwatch format. Expect a Reaper rework, based on what Overwatch 2’s Lead hero Designer Alec Dawson has mentioned in earlier conversations. We don’t expect it to be as severe as Season 9’s competitive rework though.
A brand-new battle pass
Like the seasons before it, Season 12 should offer a new reward pass that offers cosmetics and other trinkets for playing matches and racking up experience. A new Mythic skin is also in the cards but we don’t know which hero will get it this season.
Will Season 12 have the Clash mode and Hanaoka map?
Clash mode was available earlier via a limited trial but it hasn’t been confirmed for Season 12 just yet. It would pair nicely with the Hanaoka map that will launch alongside it. And while we don’t know when Overwatch 2 will reintroduce its 6v6 combat, director Aaron Keller announced they’re bringing back “different forms of 6v6.” This decision comes after the community repeatedly asked Blizzard to implement the classic PvP experience. “While a limited-time test could arrive sooner, the team is still investigating exactly how long it would take to permanently increase performance across the game,” Keller noted.
About the Author
Overwatch 2
- Release Date:October 4, 2022
- -04 October 2022 (PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch)
- Platform(s):Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s):Action, Shooter
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