Overwatch 2 Unveils Street Fighter 6 Characters Excluded from the Crossover

Alright, so look, Overwatch 2 and Street Fighter 6 tried to do this big, flashy partnership, right? But not everything made the cut. Weird, right? Like, they had these cool skins lined up—Ken Hanzo, Ken Genji, Dee Jay Lucio—but nope, got tossed out. I kinda wonder what went through their minds. Maybe there’s hope for some future crossover. Who knows?

Anyway, this collab is kicking off on May 20. Eight skins incoming! You got Chun-Li Juno, Ryu Hanzo (which, let’s be real, how perfect is that?), and then some like Dhalsim Zenyatta or Guile Soldier: 76. Blizzard went big with this one; it’s their largest outside collab ever. They’re really pulling out all stops, huh?

Scroll forward a bit, and there’s this guy, Dion Rogers—art director, cool dude—thinking about adding Ken. Can you picture it? Ken Genji, the natural rival. Made me wonder why they didn’t just go for it. Maybe they got too many ideas floating around or something. Side thought, am I the only one who thinks Ken fits Genji like peanut butter on toast?

ComicBook mentions how the community got hyped about Dee Jay Lucio. And I see why! Jamaican dance vibes with Brazilian beats? Just too good. Rogers seemed into it, said it “sounds awesome.” Come on, make it happen already!

Oh, and fun fact, they got Arnold Tsang back for this. Big brain behind both Overwatch games. Street Fighter’s in his DNA. Says he could make a SF skin for every Overwatch hero. Imagine that! Honestly, might’ve been cool if they went all in. But choices, choices.

Now, Blizzard surprised me here. Just wrapped up this Gundam collab and now, boom, Street Fighter in no time. They’re speeding things up, but don’t think this pace will stick, okay? Rogers hinted at more but said, “We’ll try.” Same, Rogers. Same.

Guess we’ll see what wild ideas they come up with next time. Skins, boxing rings, who knows? Dream big, right?