Overwatch | The Future of Overwatch Esports

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Welcome to the future of Overwatch Esports!
Overwatch 2 Executive Producer Jared Neuss and Overwatch 2 Esports Product Lead Bailey McCann discuss the brand new competitive ecosystem for 2024 and beyond with Soe Gschwind.
0:00 Intro
1:00 Pillars of Overwatch Esports
2:12 Introducing the Overwatch Champions Series
2:46 OWCS Details
4:31 OWCS Calendar & Events
5:40 OWCS Live Events
6:15 Outro
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@KhaosOfficialYT 4 ай бұрын

Yall really had Soe introduce OW esports then fired her. Okay buddy.

@Scriblerlus 4 ай бұрын

This really needs more attention.

@ANGELxINxDESARKNS 2 ай бұрын

@Scriblerlus I'm watching overwatch championship series right now, she's back :)

@kassybrass3655 4 ай бұрын

the nerve of blizzard to post this and then not a week later lay off over 80% of their esports staff, INCLUDING SOE, is… astounding. ASTOUNDING. good things will always be demolished before theyve even begun by greedy corporations.

@michaeltaylor7160 4 ай бұрын

Using Soe to announce this and then laying her off is actually criminal. Y'all can't do anything right

@WarriorDan 4 ай бұрын

Moving back to more grassroots open competition, rather than forcing OWL, is the best move forward for OW2's comp scene.

@Doople 4 ай бұрын

Seriously I might watch if we can get entertaining commentary like Tekken or at least some watch-alongs with streamers or KZfaqrs

@WarriorDan 4 ай бұрын

@@Doople that was already a thing during OWL. The problem is that OW isn’t a very interesting spectator sport and never has been, hence why it’s so often failed.

@Archivist 4 ай бұрын

It was just scuffed companion streams with the video blocked out. Proper co-streams weren't allowed with very few exceptions.

@PMAJellies 4 ай бұрын

How is this grassroots? Seems like its still going to be Blizzard in charge of its own E-Sports scene

@sith6375 4 ай бұрын

@@WarriorDan its a very interesting spectator sport, but its hard to understand if you dont understand the complexity of it.

@fusionx8454 4 ай бұрын

Giving tournaments back to the community so they can compete is a really smart move.

@Sharkgobrrrr 4 ай бұрын

WE ARE SO BACK -Flats, 2023

@bralph82 4 ай бұрын

Only option after swindling investors for teams

@ssanc6 4 ай бұрын

Well, guess good things can never happen in blizzard

@BadPachimari 4 ай бұрын

we are SO BACK

@MimiHasBrainrot 4 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see more predictions

@Filiral 4 ай бұрын

Your earlier tweet about other esports made this possible. Undeniable skill.

@hat4273 4 ай бұрын

This is gonna fail. Like owl😂. Pay more stop being so greedy and listen to the community not the shareholders

@pubusi4253 4 ай бұрын

ty for the curse

@ekotata21 4 ай бұрын

I swear your tweet willed this into existence.

@_EvAnimations_ 4 ай бұрын

Rest in peace OWL you will be missed, but I’m excited to see where OWC goes!

@xkxxxx 4 ай бұрын

I cant believe this evil company made her do this then fired her. I will never buy a MS game again.

@NolansGoons 4 ай бұрын

And just one week after this announcement, Soe and a slew of other major Overwatch esports figureheads and staff got chopped. What brilliant irony

@patcalderone9464 4 ай бұрын

This is actually huge ! And I love that it's open to anyone as it should have always been. It gives the opportunity to show new players that are extremely skilled!

@noblenanda 4 ай бұрын

so glad Soë is back

@blacxthornE 4 ай бұрын

aged like milk. she has been fired.

@Xfacta12482 4 ай бұрын

oof

@sebastiannoguez3553 4 ай бұрын

Not the channel like on this, lol. To be fair it's prob the community manager who also does a great job so I hope they don't replace them with AI as well :(

@ANGELxINxDESARKNS 2 ай бұрын

@@blacxthornEaged like milk, she's back

@oouauee 4 ай бұрын

oh god here we go post watch: actually pretty excited, it sounds like we're getting a lot of the things we've been asking for for a long time. renewed support for EMEA and Japan is good to see, but it'd be nice to see some effort going into the south american region. Plenty of LANs, plenty of tournaments, it looks really promising

@akai_shuichi_x 4 ай бұрын

Despite not being happy with some parts of the current balance, this announcement is HUGE and looks to be way healthier, focusing on enabling grassroots open competition. This makes me hopeful for the future of the game, WE'RE SO BACK!

@Mehugga 4 ай бұрын

Would it be possible for you guys to fix the colorblind mode and maybe make it like how the OWL and contenders "spectating" colors were? Whenever i watched the Contenders stuff i can actually see whats going on compared to how the game is for us

@ezmoney4598 4 ай бұрын

The map of viable regions is hilarious. Europe is allowed but not Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Northern England. What’s weird is that Southern England, Wales, and Scotland are all fine. An island cluster near the North Pole is included so Santa and his elves can compete though. North Africa is fine, but everything below the Sahara is banned. The Middle East is allowed, but not Iran, Syria, or Iraq. It’s hard to see but I think Georgia is also not in. In North America, Greenland and the Northern Territories of Canada are included in case a team of walruses decide to play Overwatch, but Central America and Cuba cannot play. Almost nowhere in Asia is available to make a team, as I could spend less time talking about the countries that are able to join instead of the ones that weren’t included. Australia, South America, and Oceania are all completely excluded. Good one, Blizzard.

@tcniatcniatcnia 4 ай бұрын

The map is inaccurate, go to their official blog posts and there is a complete list of countries allowed to compete. Also any player can compete, theyll just be considered "Non-Residency" players which each time is allowed to have 2 of

@dragonviggo 4 ай бұрын

are you sure about Ireland, Northem Ireland, and Northem England ? Because they can play Iran, Syria and Irak geopolitical issues. And I don't think they have money to play in video games (because of issues) central america and Cuba doesn't have good level in Overwatch, but doesn't mean they can't for Asia, China can play, just negociation with Blizzard and China. About NZ and AUS, they are always included in APAC, since long time ago

@dragonviggo 4 ай бұрын

Recently, a tweet confirmed LATAM players are eligible to participate in NA regions

@TTheLemon 4 ай бұрын

It's just the colour scheme, the shade of blue shifts and is darker in Northern England and Ireland. Those islands in the Arctic circle are part of Norway which is why they're included

@hillwoop9101 4 ай бұрын

What a coincidence thats its called “OWCS” and got Faceit involved with this

@yvettetheefestiveprincess7561 4 ай бұрын

I remeber crying when OWL ended, Im glad we at least have something similar

@chloewalker6090 4 ай бұрын

Crying over ow is crazyyyy

@glpinho 4 ай бұрын

@@chloewalker6090OW is some people's favorite game, and some people are passionate about it, there is no problem with that.

@rolwal4699 4 ай бұрын

@@glpinhonah that's mental

@dekunt6549 4 ай бұрын

LMAO

@samschmit7181 4 ай бұрын

@yvettethefestiveprincess7561 Me too. In fact, I could've used some of their merch myself.

@nontori..4161 4 ай бұрын

Man, give SA something

@WHAATEVEN 4 ай бұрын

okay but will there be cool legendary skins like the OWL skins?

@SubwayLover 4 ай бұрын

who cares blud

@zeri7835 4 ай бұрын

@@SubwayLover Not you apparently, but a lot of others are

@Yourenotspecial 4 ай бұрын

Im sure they will, thats how esports money is made. its a different department

@Wizard__OW 4 ай бұрын

If they're going the COD route, then yes they will and theyll be amazing.

@hat4273 4 ай бұрын

@@SubwayLover not me. Or 75% of the player base that left and never looked back

@d3dg4m3rr 4 ай бұрын

our school is doing overwatch esports!

@justchro9268 4 ай бұрын

Same with my University, my team won last season 😂

@eliasfajardo6148 4 ай бұрын

Will Latam be counted as "NA" or as usual are we excluded?

@Mosswizards 4 ай бұрын

LATAM folk are eligible to play in NA (NA bias means that they didn't call it Americas, lol), but all competition happens on NA servers.

@Tstormer 4 ай бұрын

When that person said hello at the beginning they sounded like those aliens from toystory saying "The claw!" 😂😂😂

@Lion2attack 4 ай бұрын

I remember the good times with OWL. Good luck OWC!

@aejdsagjsp 4 ай бұрын

The future of overwatch getting content

@Juane9000 4 ай бұрын

@stabbtv 4 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to see where the future of OWL takes us!

@brandenaugustine1782 4 ай бұрын

The only piece of information that I think is still necessary is where the games will be streamed. Is this gonna be a dedicated youtube / twitch for this or is it not really going to be broadcast like how Flash-ops wasn't save for individual player streams and the final couple of games getting covered? idk how that'll work but I hope they follow up soon on that! Otherwise excited for the OWCS!

@kili5522 4 ай бұрын

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO WE ARE SO BACK

@hat4273 4 ай бұрын

😢😅 how

@Lex_en_vrai 4 ай бұрын

@@hat4273don't ruin the moment, WE'RE SO BACK

@Juane9000 4 ай бұрын

@@Lex_en_vrai👎

@burni988 4 ай бұрын

I'm just curious to see if it's gonna be like most other esports scenes using esport org team names instead of the weird team names they had in OWL.

@liberalstchenel596 4 ай бұрын

Probably normal names, i think its not a franchise anymore

@amgkv2.025 4 ай бұрын

That would be really cool. OWL had city teams like the nba or nfl, but hopefully now they can get some real big name esports orgs

@RM-56 4 ай бұрын

@@amgkv2.025the city names helped with establishing a fanbase. Why would I give two flying f**ks about these faceless orgs

@nailinthefashion 4 ай бұрын

@@RM-56personality and charm? In my Overwatch? Impossibullshit

@Doople 4 ай бұрын

I hope not. I rather have fun player-made team names that show their personality

@ninthfriend3347 4 ай бұрын

Competition needs to grow organically and this is a step in a right direction for that to happen. Unfortunately, esports was forced and grown artificially with OWL so it was never able to grow organically. Having more open competition is amazing for community for them to form their own tournaments that allows Overwatch competive to foster organically. I'm excited to see where this goes in the future and hopefully it will prosper.

@i_Croc 4 ай бұрын

We are so back.

@viniciusdasilvapaula7693 4 ай бұрын

RIP SA /Latam

@NTD-Mode 4 ай бұрын

Hope we have the same desk crew back! I think Soe announced shes leaving though. sadge

@aaallllen 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I was confused to see her on this.

@Owlero 4 ай бұрын

@@aaallllen she probably had some time left in her contract. She's walking after this I bet.

@staubigerkaktus 4 ай бұрын

YES! Big fan of what made OWL special but there was a lot going wrong with the ecosystem. Excited for the future of Overwatch Esports! 🔥

@cannon_ow 4 ай бұрын

we need Bren and Sideshow back they really made the entire overwatch esports scene better

@pitchola 4 ай бұрын

what about SA??

@looppp 4 ай бұрын

IM SO HAPPY AHHHHHHH I felt like something big was missing after OWL ended. Been watching Overwatch esports since the OGN APEX days.. so.. long time fan. I don't play OW anymore and haven't for a long time, but the esports part is what kept me in the loop for awhile. So I'm very very happy to see this coming back

@UngoKast 4 ай бұрын

This is huge. What inspires me is the possibility for new talent to join the broadcasts. Whether it's through co-streaming or even casting, the grassroots scene will allow more people into the E-Sports side of things. I always felt that OWL was a closed off system with no room for new talent. As much as I love the casters and hosts over the past few years, I too want to get into Overwatch casting and coverage. With a grassroots scene, hopefully it will allow people to grow their personalities through co-streams and their coverage of the E-Sport naturally. Eventually, people will make names for themselves and maybe even cast alongside some of the veterans of the OW scene. Again, this is huge.

@Dubiozz 4 ай бұрын

I hope that South America and Oceania get added later, after the program proves itself successful. Justice for Southern Hemisphere!!!

@nex5691 4 ай бұрын

I think it’s a test run so basically they are gonna test it Then if it goes well they’ll add more new regions it’s just like owl before where after s1 they started adding hangzhou and Washington and others So yea def looking forward

@ArdaSReal 4 ай бұрын

Rip Owl, lets hope for the best Also ❤Soe

@chombex 4 ай бұрын

Zoey was fired after this announcement

@ArdaSReal 4 ай бұрын

@@chombex yep just saw it 🥲

@TheBudder221 4 ай бұрын

Open joining? Sounds fun wonder if that extends to console and involve the cgl

@kaloeyuhbish6847 4 ай бұрын

Thats what im trying to figure out. Is if its console available. And i cant find anything about it :(

@Sebboebbo 4 ай бұрын

I hope they make OCS skins for winning teams and players I've still got OWL credits to spend

@SG-fm9wd 4 ай бұрын

Only league skin i ever got was 2018 sf shock bastion

@codecraftercc 4 ай бұрын

I was always positive about Overwatch. This is a move in the right direction.

@rosalindacoaquerazegarra3284 4 ай бұрын

Excuse me where I can sign up?

@BloodNothinglol 4 ай бұрын

This format feels like competitive doubles for VGC and I'm all for it

@toni20k 4 ай бұрын

RIP Overwatch League, everyone will miss you... Right now tho, lets see how OWSC turns out!

@NwFe 4 ай бұрын

Will return the overwatch league skins?

@toni20k 4 ай бұрын

i have no idea, @@NwFe

@robbiecloke5667 4 ай бұрын

i've missed owl so much thank god i can watch some more competitive overwatch. also side note. i want bronze games with OWL casting

@thecowman6807 4 ай бұрын

March seems kinda fast though, does that actually give teams and players enough time to make decisions

@mikeoxmaul9675 4 ай бұрын

So when does this new series start?

@dugilee4236 4 ай бұрын

I wonder if this is a little too late; people in Korea have been saying this since the announcement of the Overwatch League.

@lunasmileyy 4 ай бұрын

Im so happy to see this! This is exactly what we have been asking for years and then some!!! Keep up the great work and I cant wait to watch

@Doople 4 ай бұрын

So glad OWL died. This is much better than letting top talent languish in tier2 and being gatekept by terrible brands trying to make money rather than win. I hope the players and teams can actually express themselves so we get many intresting personalities the audience can root for

@Dreoni_ 4 ай бұрын

Will it be on twitch?

@Xfacta12482 4 ай бұрын

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd they fired Soe. GG Blizz youre trash

@eljink9845 4 ай бұрын

Very intrigued to see how this goes - very happy to see Overwatch esports back in an improved format!

@nadavg1176 4 ай бұрын

To be honest, it sounds cool, looking forward to it and hope it wouldn't suck

@madtonesbr 4 ай бұрын

So happy for Soe to be back! That alone is a huge W for all of us

@SynchroFPS 4 ай бұрын

Can you make old owl skins on perma sale back to the 100 credits they used to be at?

@amgkv2.025 4 ай бұрын

That’s an incredible idea

@Wet-Milk 4 ай бұрын

WE ARE SO BARRACK

@nailinthefashion 4 ай бұрын

obamna

@uziel7GamePlays 4 ай бұрын

Totally ignoring South America 😢 this is why counter strike is the most important game in Brazil into competitive scenario.

@kyolud 4 ай бұрын

I stopped watching OWL and I am excited to see if OWCS can bring back my interest! And did I hear correctly when they said Stockholm? As someone from Denmark, that’s something I could actually see myself travel to watch! That’s so cool! :D

@kinjiru731 4 ай бұрын

Soe is the only thing I like about Overwatch eSports.

@jasongrundy1717 4 ай бұрын

What about Nori?

@Flappy_OW 4 ай бұрын

Are we back boys?

@nailinthefashion 4 ай бұрын

Babe, how back are we? s0

@dizzydiabetic89 4 ай бұрын

RIP LATAM you will be missed

@Hoehlenmaensch 4 ай бұрын

Representation on the Team. W Excited we move past a strict invite only league format, which can work at the top of a pyramid, but a pyramid without foundation is just a pointy rock. W on that part as well, i think. Actually knowing the language of the players might just get me watching,

@aglassofchocolatemilk5553 4 ай бұрын

WE ARE SO BACK

@richardespinoza9989 4 ай бұрын

Oh man, here we go again. I hope smarter decisions are made this time around. Apart from that, I’m hyped for it. I always enjoyed watching the league and learning from it.

@oKenshinHimura 4 ай бұрын

Still missing my skins that got removed for no reason since season 2, we are going to season 9 soon......

@okaysurefinewhatever 4 ай бұрын

Huge news. Between this and S9, game's future looks bright. Can't wait.

@lucas411_ 4 ай бұрын

THIS LOOKS SO GOOD!! Shame no south america region but oh well maybe in the future

@d3thst4r 4 ай бұрын

Thankful we didn't have to wait years for a new league to be developed

@TheJennyfish 4 ай бұрын

Bring back the find a team feature. My friend literally quit because this was removed

@scalamasta 4 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see the teams that are created from this

@narwhalz02 4 ай бұрын

“OCS” sounds so much better than “OWCS”

@boliaam 4 ай бұрын

sounds fun, but no brazil or south america? :/

@JAS17DM 4 ай бұрын

Why are the comments turned off on the original video?

@tristenjohnson2266 4 ай бұрын

Anyone know where to find teams to tryout for?

@SamStraker 4 ай бұрын

The OWCS is looking promising. Hope this goes strong

@Moto-Eleven 4 ай бұрын

They should’ve done this from before! Have the OWL as the special boss teams! Like if you win the tourney you get a chance to fight the Overwatch Bosses which are ex OWL teams

@ImaCouki 4 ай бұрын

We are so back

@valehtelija4217 4 ай бұрын

This is honestly a big W, bringing big tournaments back to overwatch will make the competitive overwatch scene the best it can be

@shannontastic 4 ай бұрын

Will there be new teams with team colors sold in a new OWC shop??

@deinial6200 4 ай бұрын

Okay thats good that the top competition has less offseason. How will the less top level competitions be handled? Also through FaceIT (would be nuts) or are you just focusing on the 1 top level competition and letting the game below that level die.

@dixorr 4 ай бұрын

Why did you remove Kaliningrad from the map?

@Binga4Ever 4 ай бұрын

South America, Australia and others are excluded? What a disappointment, selling it as a global, inclusive competition 😢

@Tunavi 4 ай бұрын

ABOUT TO WATCH THE VIDEO BUT WE'RE SO BACK

@JigglinJewels 4 ай бұрын

Um guys, why is NORTH KOREA on the Asia map at 3:08? xD

@nyv7207 4 ай бұрын

I was so sad when OWL ended because i just wanted to sign up, but im so happy now!!!!

@agoodape9111 4 ай бұрын

R.i.P owl I’ll forever miss loving it and cheering on defiant forever ❤

@RibbitRoblox 4 ай бұрын

can players in countries don't have jurisdictions eligible for competition join as non-resident players?

@CrazyKitKat 4 ай бұрын

WE ARE BACKKKMM

@Bken96 4 ай бұрын

Three tanks on the map in the thumbnail 😳😳😳

@jovonsam9643 4 ай бұрын

was not expecting this lol

@finnbacon 4 ай бұрын

*we are SO back!!*

@Ethos10128 4 ай бұрын

Why the monotone script reading..... how am i supposed to get excited when your esports lead isnt even excited...

@Owlero 4 ай бұрын

their "esports" lead been taking too much artificial hormones to be excited about anything.

@Masked_One 4 ай бұрын

So did i get it right that now even classic e-sport clubs that have teams in for example LoL could make a ow Team?

@thestripedgoat7178 4 ай бұрын

SO EXCITING

@ze_glitchy_gamer7629 4 ай бұрын

Hurry it up with the upgrades please. I want my nornal bastion sentry mode back.

@nailinthefashion 4 ай бұрын

Hahaahahahahaha that was a great joke tell it again

@aroboy5906 4 ай бұрын

We're so back!!!

@Overwatch2010 3 ай бұрын

So I played comp again and apparently we can only get the Jade guns and not golden guns so we can’t get more golden gun comp points until next February I love this mode with Jade but I kinda wanna get golden guns too