{"id":1043121,"date":"2021-10-27T16:49:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/01fk130e4272"},"modified":"2021-10-27T16:49:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T16:49:23","slug":"overwatch-will-not-be-changing-previous-cowboy-content","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/overwatch-will-not-be-changing-previous-cowboy-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch Will Not Be Changing Previous ‘Cowboy’ Content"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overwatch staff have confirmed they will not be changing previous game content to match Cole Cassidy’s new name. \/ Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

Overwatch<\/a> staff have confirmed they will not be changing previous game content to match Cole Cassidy’s new name.<\/p>\n

Blizzard Entertainment has finally settled on a new name for its cowboy Overwatch hero: Cole Cassidy\u2014likely named after wild west legend Butch Cassidy. Alongside this change, the company has offered its players the opportunity to give themselves a similar new start by changing their Battletags for free. However, one reply to that announcement tweet has revealed further information around how Blizzard is handling the change when it comes to old content.<\/p>\n

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Previous content will remain unaltered. This affects content moving forward, both in game and out.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

The original tweet was published via the verified Overwatch Twitter account on Monday, Oct. 25. It pertained to how players could change their BattleTag, but it appears one fan had some further questions about the new start given to Cassidy.<\/p>\n