Overwatch 2 console gamers will formally be capable of use a keyboard and mouse beginning with the discharge of Season 18. In patch notes posted forward of the brand new season, the Overwatch 2 workforce says matchmaking swimming pools might be tweaked barely so gamers are sorted right into a Mouse and Keyboard Pool and a Controller Pool. These taking part in on a console utilizing keyboard and mouse (KBM) inputs might be paired with PC gamers and different KBM console gamers, whereas the Controller Pool might be reserved just for console gamers utilizing a controller. Season 18 arrives on August 26.
For gamers who change to the Mouse and Keyboard Pool, “your inside MMR, ability rankings and ranks for all recreation modes might be separate out of your statistics within the Controller Pool,” based on the patch notes. This group will not have entry to goal help, as has been the case and can proceed to be for PC gamers utilizing a controller. KBM gamers must settle for the immediate to change to that pool as a way to play, or manually change within the Gameplay Choices menu.