'We'll give current Overwatch players the ability to download Overwatch 2 a little bit ahead of when we launch, if they want to pre-download. And then it's a 27-hour downtime that we're planning in order to get the Overwatch 2 server stood up and running. 'So that means, as a practical point, that October 2nd really is the last day to go in and play Overwatch 1. 'So roughly a day before Overwatch 2 launches, we're going to be taking down the Overwatch 1 servers,' commercial lead Jon Spector explained to me. With time differences, it could be 3rd October elsewhere in the world.) Overwatch 2 will then launch 4th October and be the only Overwatch game in operation. (Note: this is from a Pacific Time point of view. This is markedly more than the 20 GB that Overwatch took up before its servers were shut down forever on Monday.The last day of Overwatch 1 will be 2nd October, Blizzard told me during an Overwatch 2 roundtable interview last night. The Overwatch 2 download size will be 50 GB for PC players, and 30 GB for console players. Here are the exact times when you can start to preload Overwatch 2: You can start preloading Overwatch 2 three hours before its release in your region, so that the game is readily installed for when the servers are made live. Overwatch 2 preload times and download size Returning players, however, will have the entire roster already available to them. The rest of the heroes roster will be locked behind the Battle Pass, meaning you'll need to play up to 100 matches in order to unlock every hero. If you've never played Overwatch 1, then only certain heroes will be unlocked to you when Overwatch 2 does release. So take the above times with a grain of salt but know that these are the times that Blizzard is aiming to unleash Overwatch 2 upon the world. Of course it may be that delays occur, as is often the case with the launch of such a large and eagerly awaited multiplayer game. Here's the exact time that Overwatch 2 will release depending on your region: Overwatch 2 will release on both PC and console today, on Tuesday 4th October.

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