How To Play The Overwatch 2 Beta

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Overwatch 2 is fast approaching, and Activision Blizzard is finally ready to let fans give the upcoming title a try. Announced in an Overwatch 2 developer update on March 10, players will be able to sign up for a series of closed betas and test out the game's brand-new features. Overwatch 2's first closed beta is starting in late April, but others will follow for anyone who doesn't manage to get in.

Getting into any of Overwatch 2's closed betas won't be much of a problem. First, head over to the Overwatch website (or click the link here), and make sure you're logged into your Battle.net account. Once that's done, scroll down to the bottom of that page and click on the big blue button labeled «Sign Up Now.»

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Depending on traffic, you'll either successfully be signed up for the Overwatch 2 closed beta or receive a message saying that you weren't signed up and to try again later. If that's the case, give the site some time and give it another go. Considering how popular Overwatch is worldwide, don't be too surprised if it takes a few tries to sign up for any of Overwatch 2's closed betas immediately after they're announced.

Anyone who manages to get into the Overwatch 2 closed beta arriving in late April will be treated to a suite of new content that the game's developers have been talking up over the course of the last year.

First and foremost, players will be able to try out Overwatch's newest hero, Sojourn, a railgun-wielding soldier. All we know about the character