Overwatch 2 will be free to play and will be available in early access

Overwatch 2 will be free to play and will be available in early access

Blizzard first announced Overwatch 2 in 2019, but it has only recently begun to show the game in earnest, including with a closed beta. The company has divided the development of the game’s PVP and PVE components. While the PVP component will be available on October 4, we do not yet know when the PVE component will be available.

Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion, though the deal isn’t expected to close until Microsoft’s fiscal year 2023, which begins in July.