Final OverWatch Beta Planned for April 15

OverWatch Beta is coming this Friday, April 15. This will be the final beta for the game before its released on PC.

The very final Overwatch beta is being held on Friday, April 15. This weekend will be your last chance to try out the game before it releases on PC PS4 and Xbox One. The beta will start on Friday, April 15 at 9:00 a.m. PDT and end on Saturday, April 16 at 9:00 p.m. PDT.

OverWatch is first person multiplayer shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The developer warned users of potential issues and asked for feedback for improvements. If you participated in previous beta tests than you can use the same client for the final beta as well.

Beta systems specs are listed below but the final requirement may change.

Minimum

  • Operating system: Windows® Vista/7/ 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or AMD Phenom™ X3 865
  • Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460, ATI Radeon™ HD 4850, or Intel® HD Graphics 4400
  • Memory: 768 MB VRAM, 4 GB System RAM
  • Storage: 7200 RPM with 5 GB available HD space

Recommended

  • Operating system: Windows® Vista/7/ 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 or AMD Phenom™ II X3, 2.8 GHz
  • Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or ATI Radeon™ HD 7950
  • Memory: 2 GB VRAM, 6 GB System RAM
  • Storage: 7200 RPM with 5 GB available HD space

The minimum requirements will give you an average 30 frames per second while recommended settings can pushed things 60FPS.

OverWatch will release in May.

Are you participating in the beta? How are you liking the game so far?

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