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Overwatch 2 Season 18 Launches Aug. 26 With Wuyang, Stadium Overhaul, and Persona 5 Tease

The crossover is confirmed as cosmetic skins teased by Joker’s silhouette, with fuller details set to roll out during the season.

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Overwatch 2 cinematic next to Persona 5 artwork
A close-up of Overwatch 2 heroes wearing skins from season 18. In the center is a shirtless Wuyang with blonde hair, a six pack of abs and swim shorts. On his left is Hanzo wearing a gold embroidered coat and dark pants. On the right is Lucio with white hair, a blue jacket, and grey techwear pants.
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Overview

  • Blizzard’s launch trailer ends on Joker’s outline and Atlus has acknowledged the collaboration, confirming a Persona-themed cosmetics event without specifying the roster or date.
  • Season 18 goes live on August 26 and introduces Wuyang, a water-focused support hero built for tactical repositioning and team utility.
  • Stadium Quick Play expands with shorter matches, a faster item economy and cross-play, plus Payload Race, three new maps, a pre-match Draft Mode, and Stadium versions of Winston, Brigitte and Pharah at launch with Tracer arriving mid-season.
  • The update brings a Competitive rank reset and more than 50 new Perks, alongside a new Ultraviolet Sentinel Mythic skin for Sojourn.
  • Summer swimsuit cosmetics are split between the battle pass and the in-game shop, with some items — including Poolside Wuyang — available through the Ultimate Battle Pass bundle.