It’s 11:48 am on Monday, October 3, and I can’t play Overwatch 1 anymore. Bizarrely, the chat is still going, ticking away in the bottom left corner even though I can’t navigate past the main menu. “I hope you have a nice Christmas,” reads one message. “When do they shut the servers?” a chatter asks. “I want to see the Easter egg.” Several players start spamming “good game” messages in the chat, while many more attempt to sneak curses past Blizzard’s filter. “**** this ******* game” is the last message I read. <\/p>\n
At 12:01 pm, I’m booted to the start screen, where I’m informed that the servers are offline to prepare for the launch of Overwatch 2. And thus ends the legacy of Overwatch 1, littered with curse words, a mix of sarcastic and serious “gg” spam, and confusion – but no Easter egg. What a weird, fitting ending for the game. <\/p>\n