Overwatch - 10 Years, More Heroes, Big Updates | Official Xbox Podcast

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Official XBOX Podcast

Leisure, Video Games

4.3 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, we're so excited to have the Overwatch team in studio with us! We're talking about game's 10-year anniversary, diving deep into the new heroes, and getting information on the story. We're also looking ahead to what will be a massive year for both the franchise and Blizzard as a whole.

00:00 Introduction

01:09 Overwatch is having its 10th anniversary this year. How is the Overwatch team there at Blizzard feeling about the last ten years and about this big year to come?

02:47 There's a name change with Overwatch 2 going back to Overwatch? What was the thought behind it? How’s this going to work?

03:28 Along with that change, there are some other changes as well when it comes to how you’re handling seasons moving forward, right?

03:55 Season 1 is launching on February 10th, and that’s starting off

something huge for Overwatch, right?

04:17 Talon is seeing some leadership changes at the top. Doomfist is no longer in control, right?

04:57 New heroes coming to Overwatch. This year we’re getting 10 new heroes overall, which is more than triple what we get normally in the year. Five of those are dropping during season 1?

06:53 Domina deep dive

09:07 Two new DPS, let's start with Emre.

10:43 Anran deep dive

12:34 Mizuki deep dive

14:54 Jet Pack Cat deep dive

17:51 We know our roles of DPS, Tank, and Support, but you guys are rolling out Sub-Roles and Passives as well?

20:37 Visually, the game is getting a bit of an update with the UI and some engine advancements.

21:43 Plus new Post-Match Accolades?

22:48 What can you share about the new cosmetics, and if you can, which one is your favorite?

23:36 For you two, personally, what’s the thing you’re most excited for players to get to experience over this upcoming year?

26:15 Final thoughts?

28:00 Do you have favorite heroes or villains?

29:12 Outro

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0:00.0	Games in this podcast range from E to M.
0:02.9	Hey, everyone.
0:04.2	Welcome into the official Xbox podcast, the only podcast coming to you from Inside Xbox.
0:09.6	And today, we are diving deep into some big updates to one of my favorite games over the past decade, Overwatch.
0:16.1	It's one of my go-to games, and I'm so excited to have from Blizzard senior game producer Kenny Hudson and senior
0:21.4	production manager Kim Horn. Kim, Kenny, welcome to the podcast. Hey, thanks for having us.
0:26.6	Thanks. Thank you for being here. I will try to temper my excitement because I am very, very much
0:32.2	looking forward to jumping into this conversation, talking with you guys about Overwatch. First off,
0:37.0	how are you?
0:54.8	How are you guys doing? How are things? Doing great. Loving the weather up here. That can't possibly be sure. I'm a big fan, big fan. Really? Yeah. Okay. Well, you're half, what are we at? We're in February. So halfway through the long dark, as we call it up here. I'm ready to get the heck out of here. It's a double at sword you know You know, I'm a big winter sports guy, love snowboarding. So it's like, that's my escape. But at the same time, like, I look like a vampire. I feel like a vampire. I'm very much looking forward to later sunsets. Right. But, you know, thanks for making the journey from California, you know, really appreciate it. Well, let's dive into it. I know there's a ton to cover. Overwatch having its 10-year anniversary.
1:11.0	I mean, this know, really appreciated. Well, let's dive into it. I know there's a ton to cover. Overwatch having its 10-year anniversary. I mean, this is like a decade of just big
1:15.8	moments, memes, players. I mean, everything you can imagine. Obviously, a huge deal to have lasted
1:21.6	a decade and to continue updating a game that long. How does the team feel about everything?
1:26.7	How are you guys? And what are you looking forward to most this year? Well, I think the team, like to us, it doesn't feel like it's been 10 years. Yeah. It almost feels like the blink of an eye. Yeah. Yeah, every day is a new adventure. Every day we're evolving something. I think the team is most excited for, at least I feel like we're most excited for players getting to jump into season 21 and or season one.
1:48.1	Yeah.
1:49.2	Talk about that.
1:50.5	But yeah, jumping into season one and, you know, seeing all the great stuff that we've been working on and the big swings we're taking.
1:55.5	Right.
1:55.9	Yeah, the teams are like really excited right now.
1:58.2	We're working really hard, but we can't wait for everyone to play what we have cooking and get to experience it like we have. I'm very excited as well. And I love that you brought up, it doesn't feel like 10 years because lucky enough to be asked to host this one. When they said that, I was kind of like, oh my God, it really has been 10 years. And I still play with the group, the same group I've been playing since it launched. And, you know, I don't think any of us felt like it was 10 years. And I still play with the group, the same group I've been playing since it launched.
2:17.8	And, you know, I don't think any of us felt like it was 10 years, but you can certainly see the trajectory of us getting worse over the last decade. Like, it's just, I don't know. I don't, I don't want to say it's my age, but maybe I'm out of the game. Maybe I'm just losing my, my edge here.
2:33.1	A little bit of hand ID sink going on.
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