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Title: Overwatch 2 will allow KBM on console, but you'll be up against PC
players

Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:34 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/gaming/overwatch-2-w...

Overwatch 2 console players will officially be able to use a keyboard and
mouse starting with the release of Season 18. In patch notes posted ahead of
the new season, the Overwatch 2 team says matchmaking pools will be tweaked
slightly so players are sorted into a Mouse and Keyboard Pool and a
Controller Pool. Those playing on a console using keyboard and mouse (KBM)
inputs will be paired with PC players and other KBM console players, while
the Controller Pool will be reserved only for console players using a
controller. Season 18 arrives on August 26.

For players who switch to the Mouse and Keyboard Pool, "your internal MMR,
skill ratings and ranks for all game modes will be separate from your
statistics in the Controller Pool," according to the patch notes. This group
won't have access to aim assist, as has been the case and will continue to be
for PC players using a controller. KBM players will have to accept the prompt
to switch to that pool in order to play, or manually switch in the Gameplay
Options menu.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/overwatch-2-w...
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