Anyone that’s somehow not given Overwatch a try in the past five years will be happy to know it’s free to play right now.
From now until Jan. 2, 2022, anyone can download Overwatch completely free of charge.
There are no restrictions either. All progression items, including ranks and cosmetics attained in the free version, will carry over to the retail version should you decide to buy it once the trial period is over.
On PC, simply download the game off of Battle.Net and go to town! Xbox and PlayStation will need an Xbox Live Gold account and PlayStation Plus account respectively to play online, though.
This promotion is part of Overwatch’s annual Winter Wonderland celebration, including several cosmetic items you can check out in the video below.
Sleigh it ain’t so, Winter Wonderland is back!
Unwrap winter-themed cosmetics, play to earn weekly rewards, and freeze your foes in Freezethaw Elimination.
Get up to snow good – Winter Wonderland ends January 6.
Learn more: https://t.co/uER2CMOfcn pic.twitter.com/sZfpvPow8y
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) December 16, 2021
Significant updates for Overwatch are rare these days, with the rename of its cowboy character being the last time the first game made headlines. Overwatch 2 isn’t coming until 2023 at the earliest, partly due to the ongoing toxic workplace allegations and lawsuits against Activision Blizzard. The company will likely be dealing with such for a long time, especially as employee walkouts and potential strikes continue.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
