The closed beta of Overwatch is starting soon, and will bring voice chat support along with the game.
Update: The beta is live, here is our article about the Overwatch beta and why it is normal that you haven’t received an invitation yet!
When the sweet Tracer sounds so masculine…
After we reported a few days ago that early data in the Battle.net software suggests the introduction of voice chat, there is now confirmation. For the closed beta test of Overwatch, they want to enable voice communication among players.
Blizzard emphasizes that this introduction is only a test for now and it has not yet been decided whether this service will be used in the final version of Overwatch. It is also too early to announce whether other games will make use of this.
However, there will be no changes to the fundamental Battle.net application and the voice chat is directly linked to Overwatch – so those who are not part of the beta cannot try it out.
When does the Overwatch beta start, at what time?
The long-anticipated date of “10. Fall” has finally arrived: Starting today, October 27th, the closed beta test of Overwatch will begin in both America and Europe.
- Better check your emails and press the F5 key until the hoped-for notification about your account activation appears – I will do that too.
- You will not receive separate keys via email, but will only be informed whether you are in or not.
- The closed beta is supposed to focus 100% on gameplay feedback.
- The Americans will receive the first wave of invitations.
- There is no exact time yet when the beta will start.
- We will keep you informed in this article about when the Overwatch closed beta will start.
REMINDER: The #Overwatch beta hasn’t started yet. Accounts will be flagged & we won’t be emailing keys. Watch out for scam attempts!
— BlizzardCS (@BlizzardCS) October 26, 2015
Login screen, options, and configuration are featured in this video.
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