Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch preload size on PC (battle.net)

Following the previous trends, Blizzard has already released Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch preload content for PC players worldwide. Ahead of the mid-season patch update on July 9, 2024, the community can expect a plethora of content like Summer Games skins and cosmetics, Transformers Collaboration, and other exciting updates.

Apart from these major updates, the developers are most likely to address a few trivial Hero changes alongside quality-of-life updates to maintain the player’s overall experience.

That being said, this article will shed some further light on the details of Overwatch 2 mid-season preload size, how to download it, and more information on the Transformer collaboration skins.

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Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season preload size for PC

Hero shooter enthusiasts worldwide can head to the Battle.net client on PC to preload the Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch update. According to Blizzard, the mid-season patch preload size will be only 1 GB.

Hence, players are advised to clear up the minimal amount of space in their specific folders to smoothly pre-load the file. Blizzard has enabled this pre-download feature exclusively for PlayStation and Battle.net users to avoid the mid-season patch day traffic on servers.

Steps to preload Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch on PC (Battle.net)

Players who want to avoid the patch release day traffic have the option to preload the whole Overwatch 2 mid-season patch content beforehand via the Battle.net client. Unfortunately, Steam users don’t have such an option.

Season 11’s mid-season patch is scheduled for a global release on July 9, 2024, at 12:00 PM PT/ 12:30 AM IST (the next day). That being said, here are the steps to pre-download Season 11’s mid-season patch:

Head to Battle.net client
Provide proper credentials to log in to your account.
Select Overwatch 2.
Navigate to the bottom left corner of your client and select the prompt “Download Pre-release content”.
Keep patience and wait for the download to complete.

Therefore, this sums up the straightforward process of pre-downloading the Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch content.

Expectations from Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch

As mentioned earlier, the Overwatch 2 Season 11 mid-season patch preload size will be around 1 GB. Hence, the community can’t expect huge changes in the live servers. However, the developers have promised to inject a plethora of content including Limited time events like Lucio Ball, and new skins & cosmetics.

Having said that, players will surely enjoy some alluring Summer Games 2024 and Overwatch 2 x Transformer collaboration skins and cosmetics in-game.

On the other hand, Blizzard just teased a glimpse of Ramattra’s Megatron skin in the Transmission (Overwatch 2 x Transformers) comic, ahead of the official unveiling of this epic crossover event.

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