Overwatch 2 Stadium endorsements will arrive later this year

The latest Overwatch director's take revealed new details about what's next for Stadium. Alongside a hero roadmap, the post confirmed that endorsements are coming in Season 18. Here's the latest on Overwatch 2 Stadium endorsements and more.

If you've been playing Stadium recently, you may have noticed that the game mode doesn't include endorsements. Typically, after finishing a match in modes like Unranked or Competitive, you're given the option to endorse teammates and opponents. The sound of receiving an endorsement can be quite satisfying, and reaching endorsement level 5 is a nice badge of honor to have on your Overwatch 2 profile.

Since Stadium doesn’t have endorsements yet, players have been sharing their thoughts about it. Some folks on Reddit have said they miss giving and receiving them. Meanwhile, others on the Blizzard Forums have assumed the feature is bugged.

"Has there been a statement on this or is it a bug?" one player questioned. "No Stadium games have had endorsements available for me or anyone else I played with."

The new director's take, however, revealed that it isn't a bug at all. Instead, the endorsement feature will arrive in Overwatch 2 Stadium in Season 18.

We're currently in Season 16, so it'll be a while before endorsements arrive in the game mode. However, we can look forward to the mid-season patch, which will add Freja to the Stadium roster. Then, in Season 17, we'll get the Esperança and Samoa maps, the ability to share and save Stadium builds, custom Stadium games, and more.

That's all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates on everything Overwatch 2.