Attention, recruits! If you haven't already had the opportunity to suit up and save the world as one of the heroes of Overwatch, now's your chance.
From May 26–29, we're calling on all prospective agents: assemble your team and dive in during the Overwatch Free Weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One!
For this free weekend, we're making Overwatch's full roster of 24 heroes and 14 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the Arcade. Players will also have the ability to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock a variety of different customization options.
Plus, if you decide to purchase Overwatch after test driving the game, you'll get to keep any progress that you made during the weekend—just be sure to use the same Blizzard, Sony Entertainment, or Xbox Live account that you played on.
Latest comments (43)
lomax
24 May 17#43
Quake Champions beta is up again on the 26th as well. I own Overwatch but I'll definitely be playing Quake instead :).
Gert.Leetma
24 May 17#42
This and Fallout 4 free to play - making a good thing complicated :grin:
lomax
20 May 17#41
The account they use to cheat gets banned. Sales make it cheaper to get a new account. Cheating isn't as common as people make out though. It's largely salty kids complaining.
MrDealio
20 May 17#40
Sorry, please explain? How does someone having more than one copy help them cheat?
DIAL_999_FOR_CORRUPTION
19 May 17#39
KACK GAME
vardx
19 May 17#38
Thanks! I'll check it out.
APMerry
19 May 17#37
well duh
puddingcub
19 May 17#36
Take a wee nose over on the OcUK forum, they got a thread there folks posting Battle.net tags etc can get some "friends" there, they got a discord to, usually always folk online.
utopiangames
18 May 17#35
I will give it a go, thanks op!
format
18 May 17#34
any way to pre-download the game on pc or ps4 ready for the free weekend ?
lukew5
18 May 17#33
This was my reaction when they announced the christmas free weekend. Now I'm an addict. PARTY ON THE OBJECTIVE!
ah_heng
18 May 17#32
ermmm... I think it's already free. Just tried playing it without Gold and I'm in! and got schooled! :smile:
K0YS
18 May 17#31
I think you're a little lost. Overwatch will be free to play during the weekend (assuming you'd need an active online subscription). It's not a free weekend to play any game online.
Raz23
18 May 17#30
should be free to play permanently
Wilza
18 May 17#29
Because people have different opinions/tastes :smile: I don't like Counter-Strike, Hearthstone, or any of the MOBAs like League of Legends or DoTA, but they're some of the most popular games on PC. But I love Overwatch!
mo4g_777
18 May 17#28
Not too fussed about ow I'm playing bo 2
lomax
18 May 17#27
That's a cost associated with playing online in general on console. Same as you'd have the cost of the console itself or the internet connection.
Yeah if you are actually trying to win in quick play then you are in for bad time. Matchmaking is far looser as you can queue with people at any rank. I only play quick play to mess around with heroes I don't play in ranked.
When I first started playing Overwatch I didn't have a clue what was going on and pretty much played it like team deathmatch. I imagine the free weekend is a lot of people doing the same.
K0YS
18 May 17#26
What? Overwatch isn't on the 360 so how are you going to play it for the free weekend?
mo4g_777
18 May 17#25
Is that 360 users as well..obviously not the ow but for the multiplayer we
K0YS
18 May 17#24
Probably because all the other players were free weekend Noobs too. The game can get you really high off of great team communication and wins, but can also get you feeling down with terrible team mates, in regards to comp mode this is. The arcade and quick play modes are for the casual players. You can't take those modes seriously as most people in them are just trying out random characters they don't usually play with.
K0YS
18 May 17#23
Just make friends from a good comp match. I have 1 real friend who plays this regularly. All other (12) friends are from good comp matches that work well together. If you have a good game on comp, don't be afraid to ask people to stay as a group and then add as friends of you get wins.
parasitemol
18 May 17#22
I have this on my PS4 and it is a brilliant game! Will be utilising the free weekend on my XBO though! Cheers OP!
thebuyer
18 May 17#21
go on the overwatch subreddit discord to find people to play with.
I have my own discord which I play with friends, but unless you're 18+ and play other games like rocketleague you wont fit in.
lomax
18 May 17#20
It looks like they are replacing the Origin's Edition with a Game of the Year edition which is the same but comes with 10 loot boxes, not sure if they will be special event ones.
Good to know you can buy from different regions on the same Blizzard account. I didn't already have one when I bought Overwatch so just made an Argentinian one.
vardx
18 May 17#19
I like the game... But none of my friends are gamers. I'm always just solo queueing. I'd love to find a few people to play with. On pc, I should mention. How about a HUKD team?
Stu.C
18 May 17#18
Don't know about purchasing loot boxes, but special boxes will simply be awarded in place of normal boxes during the event.
In my experience, you don't need to create a separate account to purchase OW from a different country... I bought from Taiwan without any issues.
crazygoldfish
18 May 17#17
Game is ok --- gets repetitive quickly
commenter14
18 May 17#16
Misleading title - it's only free on PC. Console players still have to pay for online.
oOFincHyOo
18 May 17#15
Best FPS I have played in a very long time, such a breath of fresh air from the likes of COD.
noss88
18 May 17#14
Very popular = game of the year The best shooter in new times Watch out diamond is hard to pass specialty if u play as junkrat main ^^
agentjont
18 May 17#13
Been playing this pretty relentlessly the past couple of weeks. The mystery hero mode on arcade is a quick way to try out lots of characters. A lot more fun with friends. Don't really play it solo.
drummerdickens
17 May 17#12
I'm at the bloody in laws that weekend. God dammit...
dan666
17 May 17#11
Yeah, I didn't like it. I really don't get why it's so popular.
MinerWilly
17 May 17#10
It's great that they do this , i remember on one of the previous weekends I played it for a few hours and hated it , seems it's just me though.
TheJDLB
17 May 17#9
Thanks.
WalkableBuffalo
17 May 17#8
Literally missed just about every other free weekend, so finally!
georgewrightt
17 May 17#7
Hope somebody posts this nearer the time also as I will definitely forget! Been wanting to see what all the hype was about for a while.
Nexy
17 May 17#6
Have to be careful lowering the price. It enables more cheaters to buy themselves more copies. You can tell when there's a CS:GO price cut because you get another influx of cheating ****s.
lomax
17 May 17#5
I think they have some One Year Anniversary deals. I remember seeing special loot box editions but these will probably cost extra. There were discounts for the Chinese New Year event I imagine it will be the same for the 1 year celebration.
If you don't have a blizzard account already or don't mind having a separate one for Overwatch the overseas stores are cheaper. I bought mine on an Argentinian account last August for around 20 quid(a tip from here :)) and have been playing on EU servers ever since.
worto03
17 May 17#4
thanks for the head up - the same weekend my wife is away from Friday to Tuesday too :smile:
Cloudane
17 May 17#3
I don't. I know it's well hyped, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'll enjoy it. A chance to try it for free sounds like an excellent idea!
StrifeyWolf
17 May 17#2
Why don't they just lower the price and give us a good deal instead. We all know it's a good game already!
lomax
17 May 17#1
Attention, recruits! If you haven't already had the opportunity to suit up and save the world as one of the heroes of Overwatch, now's your chance.
From May 26–29, we're calling on all prospective agents: assemble your team and dive in during the Overwatch Free Weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One!
For this free weekend, we're making Overwatch's full roster of 24 heroes and 14 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the Arcade. Players will also have the ability to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock a variety of different customization options.
Plus, if you decide to purchase Overwatch after test driving the game, you'll get to keep any progress that you made during the weekend—just be sure to use the same Blizzard, Sony Entertainment, or Xbox Live account that you played on.
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From May 26–29, we're calling on all prospective agents: assemble your team and dive in during the Overwatch Free Weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One!
For this free weekend, we're making Overwatch's full roster of 24 heroes and 14 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the Arcade. Players will also have the ability to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock a variety of different customization options.
Plus, if you decide to purchase Overwatch after test driving the game, you'll get to keep any progress that you made during the weekend—just be sure to use the same Blizzard, Sony Entertainment, or Xbox Live account that you played on.
Latest comments (43)
I don't like Counter-Strike, Hearthstone, or any of the MOBAs like League of Legends or DoTA, but they're some of the most popular games on PC. But I love Overwatch!
Yeah if you are actually trying to win in quick play then you are in for bad time. Matchmaking is far looser as you can queue with people at any rank. I only play quick play to mess around with heroes I don't play in ranked.
When I first started playing Overwatch I didn't have a clue what was going on and pretty much played it like team deathmatch. I imagine the free weekend is a lot of people doing the same.
I have my own discord which I play with friends, but unless you're 18+ and play other games like rocketleague you wont fit in.
Good to know you can buy from different regions on the same Blizzard account. I didn't already have one when I bought Overwatch so just made an Argentinian one.
In my experience, you don't need to create a separate account to purchase OW from a different country... I bought from Taiwan without any issues.
The best shooter in new times
Watch out diamond is hard to pass specialty if u play as junkrat main ^^
If you don't have a blizzard account already or don't mind having a separate one for Overwatch the overseas stores are cheaper. I bought mine on an Argentinian account last August for around 20 quid(a tip from here :)) and have been playing on EU servers ever since.
From May 26–29, we're calling on all prospective agents: assemble your team and dive in during the Overwatch Free Weekend on PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One!
For this free weekend, we're making Overwatch's full roster of 24 heroes and 14 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the Arcade. Players will also have the ability to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock a variety of different customization options.
Plus, if you decide to purchase Overwatch after test driving the game, you'll get to keep any progress that you made during the weekend—just be sure to use the same Blizzard, Sony Entertainment, or Xbox Live account that you played on.