Summary
Eagle-eyedOverwatch 2fans have noticed that the latest batch of playable skins for the game includes several originally teased via player survey. The skins will debut withOverwatch 2Season 14 on May 29, 2025.
It’s not an understatement to say that a major motivation for manyOverwatch 2players to play the game is acquiring and applying new skins. Whether they’re status symbols likeOverwatch 2Mythic Weapon skinsor premium purchases like one of the game’s many crossover skins, players are always looking for new ways to show off their favorite characters. Now a new wave of excitement is accompanying the imminent launch ofOverwatch 2Season 14, which is timed to coincide with winter festivities and the holiday period.
In fact, some of the skins shown off by developer Blizzard inOverwatch 2Season 14 previewshave been a long time coming. Eagle-eyed player Shiro-Aka in theOverwatchReddit community pointed out that at least two of the skins shown off in theOverwatch 2Season 14 trailer were first revealed more than a year ago in the form of a player interest survey conducted by Blizzard itself.
New Overwatch 2 Season 14 Survey Skins Include Mei and Widowmaker
Among the many skins being added inOverwatch 2Season 14 are a new Battle Pass skin for frosty hero Mei and a new Shop Skin for agile sniper Widowmaker. They were first spotted in a lineup of dozens of potential skin concepts surfaced byanOverwatch 2player survey sent out back in December 2023. That same survey teased concepts covering a wide array of styles for the characters, including Japanese Harajuku fashion, Gothic Lolita style,Alice in Wonderland-inspired looks, and more.
As they appear in theOverwatch 2Season 14 preview, the new Mei Battle Pass skin is gilded in gold and adopts a fantasy “Winter Wonderland” theme befitting the season, giving Mei white hair and a winter-cloud skirt motif. The Widowmaker shop skin is a little simpler, opting for a cream winter coat and black stockings, but was given more detail and some eye-catching gold accessories to add some ornamentation beyond what was shown in the original concept art.
The excitement over newOverwatch 2skins shows just how critical they are to the fanbase’s enjoyment of the game as it is now. With more along the way, including acrossover betweenOverwatch 2andAvatar: The Last Airbender, it looks like fans will have plenty of skins to earn (or buy) in the near future.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
