Overwatch Season 5 Will Add a New Kind of Support, Try to Solve Two Roster Headaches
Tech > Gaming > Video Games Overwatch Season 5 Will Add a New Kind of Support, Try to Solve Two Roster Headaches This year has already brought massive changes to the Overwatch roster, and next season adds two reworks of longtime problem heroes. Announced at BlizzCon 2026, the ninth of those 10 heroes joins the roster next month, alongside two existing heroes whose gameplay kits have been significantly reconfigured. I tried the new hero at BlizzCon and spoke with some Overwatch developers about all three heroes being introduced or reintroduced next month.
- ▪Tech > Gaming > Video Games Overwatch Season 5 Will Add a New Kind of Support, Try to Solve Two Roster Headaches This year has already brought massive changes to the Overwatch roster, and next season adds two reworks of longtime problem her
- ▪Announced at BlizzCon 2026, the ninth of those 10 heroes joins the roster next month, alongside two existing heroes whose gameplay kits have been significantly reconfigured.
- ▪I tried the new hero at BlizzCon and spoke with some Overwatch developers about all three heroes being introduced or reintroduced next month.
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Tech > Gaming > Video Games Overwatch Season 5 Will Add a New Kind of Support, Try to Solve Two Roster Headaches This year has already brought massive changes to the Overwatch roster, and next season adds two reworks of longtime problem heroes. Adam Benjamin Managing Editor Adam Benjamin has helped people navigate complex problems for the past decade.… Read full bio Adam Benjamin Managing Editor Read full bio September 13, 2026, 4:16 pm ET 5 min read Blizzard Overwatch kicked off its 10th anniversary in February by announcing that it was adding 10 new heroes to the hero shooter this year, more than triple the average additions in previous years. But the roster shake-ups aren’t over.
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