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\nOverwatch 2 will not hold any more public betas before its full release in two months.\n<\/p>\n

\nBlizzard exec Jon Spector tweeted<\/a> the news last night, in response to questions from fans on whether another test period would take place.\n<\/p>\n

“While we will continue testing OW2 daily internally, we’re not planning any additional public beta tests,” Spector wrote. “With all the valuable feedback we received from our alpha and two public beta tests, we will be focusing our efforts on launching the best game possible on 4th Oct.”\n<\/p>\n

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Overwatch 2 will not hold any more public betas before its full release in two months. Blizzard exec Jon Spector tweeted the news last night, in response to questions from fans on whether another test period would take place. “While we will continue testing OW2 daily internally, we’re not planning any additional public beta tests,” Spector wrote. “With all the valuable feedback we received from our alpha and two public beta tests, we will be focusing our efforts on launching the best game possible on 4th Oct.” Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":669093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[6765,21,1386,59,44,45,60,4616],"class_list":["post-669092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-fps-shooter","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-overwatch-2","tag-pc","tag-ps4","tag-ps5","tag-xbox-one","tag-xbox-series-x-s"],"yoast_head":"\nOverwatch 2 won't have another public beta | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Overwatch 2 will not hold any more public betas before its full release in two months. 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