Overwatch 2 has rocky launch amid technical issues

Overwatch 2 launched on October 4 with high expectations from fans and investors alike. However, even developer Blizzard Entertainment acknowledged in a blog post that the sequel to the 2016 breakout hit has had a rough launch.

Three main issues have troubled Overwatch 2’s launch on a technical level: a new security feature dubbed SMS Protect, unstable servers, and two major Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Each of these issues and additional bugs have prevented many gamers from playing the game at all.