Blizzard Entertainment announced that it will hold a live broadcast of the developers of Overwatch 2 at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 19. It mainly introduces the early Alpha test response of Overwatch 2 and the plan of beta testing, and fans can watch the live broadcast on Twitch's official Overwatch channel.
The livestream included Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller, Overwatch League commentator Soe Gschwind, and other development team members. The experience of the 5V5 closed A test so far will be discussed in detail, and the specific vision of the first public closed test to be held in late April will be discussed.
Overwatch 2's early Alpha tests have been distributed to Blizzard insiders and related partners, and this is the first time the response to it has been publicly explored. Overwatch 2's first beta test will begin in late April, with testing times to be determined in China.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to Blizzard employees, some players have been invited to participate in the 5v5 closed A test, including Overwatch League pro players, as well as other designated team members. At the same time, Blizzard Entertainment also announced the configuration requirements during the closed beta period:
Minimum PC configuration requirements:
Operating system: Windows 7/ Windows 8 / Windows 10 64-bit
CPU：Intel Core i3 或 AMD Phenom X3 8650
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForceR GTX 600 series or AMD Radeon HD7000 series
Memory: 6GB RAM
Hard disk space: 50GB
Recommended PC configuration requirements:
Operating system: Windows 10 64-bit
CPU：Intel Core i7 或 AMD Ryzen 5
Graphics: NVIDIAR GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD R9 380
Memory: 8GB RAM