Overwatch 2 Season 18 begins on Aug. 26.
The Overwatch 2 Season 18 update draws near, and players can pre-download the patch ahead of time. Read on for our quick, step-by-step guide on how to do this and set your account up to automatically pre-load major Overwatch 2 updates! This guide also shares the Overwatch 2 Season 18 patch notes.
How to pre-download Overwatch 2 Season 18
To pre-download Overwatch 2 Season 18, simply launch Battle.net on your PC and log into your account. Next, click on the Overwatch 2 logo before pressing the gear icon beside the "Play" button. After, click on the "Check for Updates" text. Once the pre-download is complete, the text near the "Play" button should read "Pre-release content downloaded."
- Launch Battle.net app
- Sign in to your Battle.net account
- Click on the Overwatch 2 logo
- Press the gear icon
- Click on "Check for Updates"
- Pre-download Overwatch 2 Season 18
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How to pre-load Overwatch 2 updates automatically
If you would like to automate these Overwatch 2 updates in the future, then begin by clicking on the Overwatch 2 logo on the Battle.net app and visiting the "Settings" area. Next, choose the "Game Settings" option and go to the "Downloads" tab. You may have to scroll down a bit to find the "Automatic Updates" section there. Finally, select your update preferences and press the "Done" button.
- Visit the "Settings" area for Overwatch 2
- Choose the "Game Settings" option
- Select the "Downloads" tab
- Go to the "Game Updates" section
- Choose your preferred Overwatch 2 update settings
- Press the "Done" button
Overwatch 2 Season 18 patch notes
In terms of the Overwatch 2 Season 18 patch notes, community manager Kaedi posted them ahead of time via the Blizzard Forums. You can visit the post for any specific details about your favorite heroes. Basically, Season 18 features Wuyang as a new support hero, the arrival of more than 50 new perks, an Overwatch 2 x Persona 5 collaboration, new shop and Battle Pass skins galore, Ultraviolet Sentinel Sojourn as a mythic hero skin, Blazing Sunsetter as Cassidy's mythic weapon skin, plus the return of Cowboy Bebop skins and Summer Games event.
There's also a new hero skill rating system, Hero Progression 2.0, a competitive rank reset, new Stadium skins, Stadium's Draft mode, Stadium Quick Play, four new Stadium heroes plus three new Stadium maps, the scrapping of the Hero Mastery game mode, the coveted Kiriko Skateboard emote, a Roadhog update, cross-play support, a lowered entry requirement for ranked play, a real-time chat moderation feature, and a new Galactic Freja hero skin for competitive players ranked Diamond or above.
That's all for now. Overwatch 2 Season 18 arrives on Aug. 26. Stick around on esports.gg for more news, guides, and updates!
