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'We're extending the 6v6 playtest': The game director of Overwatch 2 stokes the flames that 6v6 will make an official comeback someday

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Due to the success of Overwatch 2's 6v6 tests, the devs have decided to extend its runtime, but players are hoping for more from Blizzard when it comes to the 6v6 format.

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Overwatch 2 Extends It's 6v6 Playtest, but Players Are Demanding More

Overwatch 2‘s dalliance with 6v6 isn’t going away any time soon. As announced by game director Aaron Keller, the current 6v6 playtest will be extended to the middle of the season. Keller’s announcement on Twitter/X was met with plenty of praise from Overwatch fans who are happy to see the game get back to its roots, and it’s pretty easy to see why. A return to 6v6 was an overwhelmingly popular cry to developers over the past year or two, with pl…

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Overwatch 2 is extending its 6v6 playtest because of course it is

Not quite the Wild West of the early days, but close enough

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Hopes that Overwatch 2 will fully return to 6v6 matches are raised as the playtest is extended thanks to "continued player interest"

There’s no doubt that one of the biggest criticisms of Overwatch 2 was the fact that it switched team sizes to make matches 5v5. Gamers couldn’t understand the reasoning behind this move and believed that the hero-shooter didn’t feel the same anymore. 
Overwatch 2 is finally getting things right. (Image via Blizzard Entertainment) However, 6v6 returned to the sequel in November last year with the Overwatch Classic event. Blizzard realized gamers…

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With Overwatch 2 Extending Playtests, One Highly Anticipated Mode Likely to Arrive Soon

Overwatch 2 Season 14 is well underway, and the new year arrives with some great news for those who enjoy six-versus-six (6v6) matches. That’s right — the Overwatch 2 6v6 Role Queue game mode has been extended until the mid-season update! Here are the details.  How to enter the extended 6v6 playtest (Image via esports.gg) Overwatch 2 6v6 game mode extended in 2025 Originally, Overwatch 2 players duked it out in teams of six under the 2-2-2 forma…

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Overwatch 2 keeps 6v6 mode active until mid-season update

Although, players seem skeptical that it will get as much love there.

'We're extending the 6v6 playtest': The game director of Overwatch 2 stokes the flames that 6v6 will make an official comeback someday

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