Overwatch Free-to-Play Dates: How to Play Overwatch for Free
By Max Mallow
Overwatch free-to-play dates were revealed at the end of Tuesday's Overwatch Anniversary announcement trailer.
Blizzard will periodically run free-to-play weekends to generate player interest for those on the fence about buying the full game. Players are granted access to the full game on either PlayStation 4, Xbox One or PC for no price at all.
Here's everything you need to know about the most recent Overwatch free-to-play weekend.
Over the last three years, you've escorted endless payloads, captured countless points, and booped oodles of enemies. Now that's something to celebrate!
— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) May 21, 2019
Welcome to Overwatch Anniversary 2019!
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Overwatch Free-to-Play Dates: How to Play Overwatch for Free
In honor of Overwatch's third anniversary, Blizzard kicked off a full week of free-to-play access. Unfortunately for fans, there wasn't a major announcement outside of a short clip at the end of the Anniversary trailer. There wasn't even an announcement of the promotion in any of the patch notes.
Regardless, the promotion runs May 21-29 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC for those wanting to try Overwatch for the first time. Plus, players will get to experience all of the content for Overwatch Anniversary, which is essentially every event compiled into one big celebration.
A disclaimer, however, as players must have an Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus membership to try Overwatch on the applicable console.
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