Opt-in for PvP beta access or watch four hours of streams on April 27 for a potential Twitch Drop
It’s finally time to playOverwatch 2, albeit in limited PvP beta form. Are you down to check it out? Have you had your fill ofOverwatchand fully moved on? It’s been a rocky buildup.
Blizzard has shared thelatest detailsin an FAQ, just in time for the debut of theOverwatch 2PvP beta onApril 26at 11:00 a.m. Pacific. This closed test is going to run until May 17, and to get in, you’ll need to be a PC player andopt-in on this page.
If luck isn’t on your side and a welcome email never shows up, there’s another way to get in without an invite from Blizzard. Hundreds of participating streamers will be doing their thing onApril 27; if you watch forfour hoursbetween 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific, you could score aTwitch DropwithOverwatch 2beta access. The list of streamers isover here. Just make sure you have your Twitch and Battle.net accounts linked beforehand.
Players in North America, Europe, Latin America/Brazil, Korea, Japan, Australia/New Zealand, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia are eligible for theOverwatch2 PvP beta.
Worth noting: it won’t be possible to retain yourOverwatch 2beta progress going forward, as the game will “evolve and refine significantly before launch.” So more than anything, this is a vibe check — a chance to playPushand see if5v5 team compositions, major balance shakeups, and a new hero,Sojourn, are enough to endear you toOverwatch 2.
If you hadn’t heard, Doomfist is a Tank now.
What about PlayStation and Xbox?
Consoles will be roped into “future testing plans” forOverwatch 2, according to Blizzard.
You might’ve seen some closed alpha impressions last week —same! And some of the initial enthusiasm reminds me of the earlier (and much simpler) days ofOverwatch 1.
But when it comes to my continued interest inOverwatchas a full-on series, it’s going to take actual matches and, well,time. Case in point, the part I was most curious about — the PvE side ofOverwatch 2— isn’t a part of the testing. Even then, I’m feeling guarded. Winning players over will beno easy featfor Blizzard; I feel like that goes for all of the properties, but especiallyOverwatch 2given just how fuzzy this sequel has gotten.
