Those on consoles, meanwhile, can preload at around 9am on launch day, October 4. PC preload will happen automatically as long as one has automatic updates turned on. Overwatch 2 preloading on PC will start at around 1:30pm PT on Friday, September 30, according to Blizzard president Mike Ybarra.

RELATED: Overwatch 2 is Getting Rid of SR and Making Other Big Changes to Competitive Play By merging accounts, Overwatch 2 players can ensure that their progression is shared across all platforms, and the phone number is a new requirement meant as a security measure and as a way to make it difficult for cheaters to simply make a new account and jump back into the game. Overwatch 2's release time is 12pm PT on October 4, but before players can jump in on the action, they will want to merge their accounts as well as add a phone number to their account. There are some ways that Overwatch 2 players can make sure they are ready to go when the game launches. Overwatch 2 will completely replace the original Overwatch when it launches, and because of that, some assumed that there would be no opportunity to preload the game. Overwatch 2 will launch in early access on Tuesday, October 4, but its launch is a bit different from standard game releases. Overwatch 2's preload dates and times have been confirmed for both console and PC gamers.

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