Start occasions for The Division 2’s beta have formally been confirmed and it’s not an entire very long time away. The Division 2 isn’t nonetheless coming to Steam, as an alternative opting to indicate up on Epic Store together with Ubisoft’s personal Uplay platform. Despite this dangerous information for Steam customers, Ubisoft have additionally got down to clarify what options to count on on PC. This information has particulars on the beta dates and the game’s launch date/platform; to particulars in regards to the PC model, stuff on every of the 5 editions, and the US solely Mountain Dew promotion.
The Division 2 beta begin occasions
For those who prefer to play issues early, there may also be a beta for the game which you can sign up for and people who pre-order the game from the Ubisoft Store, Epic Store, or any bodily copy of the game, will get entry to the beta. Ubisoft have confirmed that the beta will happen from Thursday, seventh February 2019 till Monday, 11th February 2019 and that signups can be found proper now.
The Division 2 beta begin occasions, preload occasions
According to a picture from Ubisoft (courtesy from VentureBeat) the occasions above for the beta and for the preload will start as follows:
| Region | Preload date & time | Start date & time | End date & time |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Americas | sixth February 1AM PST 4AM PST |
seventh February 1AM PST 4AM PST |
11th February 1AM PST 4AM PST |
| Europe & Middle East | sixth February 9AM GMT 10AM CET |
seventh February 9AM GMT 10AM CET |
11th February 9AM GMT 10AM CET |
| Japan | sixth February 6PM JST |
seventh February 6PM JST |
11th February 6PM JST |
| Asia & Oceania | sixth February 8PM AET |
seventh February 8PM AET |
11th February 8PM AET |
The Division 2 launch date
During the Microsoft E3 press convention this 12 months, it was talked about that the discharge date for The Division 2 shall be 15th March 2019. Ubisoft additionally later confirmed at their very own press convention that there shall be a year’s worth of free DLC that provides new story particulars, some new places to loot and discover, and extra quests.
The Division 2 on the Epic Store
Here’s a little bit of an fascinating one. A current press launch that we acquired from Ubisoft states that the game shall be offered from the Ubisoft Store and the Epic Games Store. This means that there’s no Steam launch for The Division 2.
The Division 2 PC options
According to the video posted on Ubisoft UK’s YouTube channel, the PC model will function 4K and HDR, with help for variable refresh fee screens, together with AMD FreeSync; with the body fee with the ability to be unlocked. There can be help for Eyefinity Displays, ultra-wide display screens and a number of monitor setups. There’s additionally enhancements to the customized HUD and Text-To-Chat options, with Ubisoft concentrating on as many pc rigs as bodily attainable.
PC System Requirements
In the identical press launch because the PC options and the place to purchase the game, there have been additionally listings for all of the PC specs that Ubisoft are concentrating on with The Division 2. Rather than simply being minimal/really useful specs, in addition they define necessities to get 1440p and 4K working at 60 FPS. The full checklist is beneath:
| Specification | Minimum Specs (1080p/30 FPS) | Recommended Specs (1080p/60 FPS) | High (1440p/60 FPS) | Elite (4K/60 FPS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System (OS) | Windows 7 | 8 | 10 | Windows 7 | 8 | 10 | Windows 7 | 8 | 10 | Windows 7 | 8 | 10 |
| CPU | AMD FX-6350 | Intel Core I5-2500Ok | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | Intel Core I7-4790 | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | Intel Core I7-6700Ok | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | Intel Core I9-7900X |
| RAM | Eight GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD Radeon R9 270 | Nvidia Geforce GTX 670 | AMD RX 480 | Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 | AMD RX Vega 56 | Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 | AMD Radeon VII | Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 TI |
| VRAM | 2 GB | four GB | Eight GB | 16 GB |
| Direct X | DirectX 11 | 12 | DirectX 11 | 12 | DirectX 11 | 12 | DirectX 11 | 12 |
The Division 2 trailers
The focus of the staff at Ubisoft appears to be on an “endgame first” mentality. Ubisoft detailed this in detail on their official site. At the tip of the marketing campaign, gamers select one in all three lessons which unlock new weapons, mods, abilities and perks. Each one may have a signature weapon related to them. These lessons are usually not mounted, so that you’re capable of swap out if you wish to play a unique fashion and progress for every one is saved to that character.
This is useful since there at the moment are Eight participant raids, permitting for you and a squad of buddies to go in and trigger carnage. Whether this implies there shall be extra to be unveiled sooner or later is anybody’s guess at this level. It’s necessary to notice that raids are usually not the identical factor as The Dark Zone, which is about to make a return. Further little particulars got here from the demo that Brendan played at E3.
How mods work
One key distinction between the brand new and the outdated is that mods are not randomised drops. Instead you’ll be capable to acquire them as unlocks for finishing challenges, collaborating in raids, and development by means of the story. The mods are additionally common, that means you could equip them to all weapons quite than undergo tedious stock administration. To steadiness this, there’s solely a restricted variety of slots out there for mods, that means that you just’ll have to concentrate on sure mod load outs.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 particular editions
Well, it’s an Ubisoft game, subsequently there are far too many editions for the game to make sense of for the common shopper. There are a grand complete of 5 totally different variations you could buy from the Ubisoft Store, with the Standard, Gold, and Ultimate editions additionally out there on the Epic Store.
The Standard version prices £49.99, whereas the Gold version units you again £79.99, and people wanting a bit extra stuff can go for the £99.99 Ultimate Edition pack. Two tremendous premium variations of the game are additionally out there to buy if you happen to actually, actually need to. This consists of the £94.99 “Dark zone edition” and the colossally priced “Phoenix Shield edition” that’s unique to the Ubisoft Store and places you £214.99 out of pocket. Below is a complete checklist of every thing that’s included in every of the 4 particular variations of the game:
Gold Edition
- Access the total game from 12th March 2019.
- Year 1 cross.
Ultimate Edition
- All the options from the Gold Edition.
- “Elite agent” pack.
- “Battleworn secret service” pack.
- “The first responder” pack.
The Dark Zone Edition
- Access the total game from 12th March 2019.
- Heather Ward statue (30cm).
- “Battleworn secret service” pack.
- Washington D.C. map.
- Book of lithographs.
- Selected game soundtrack.
Phoenix Shield Edition
- Access the game full from 12th March 2019.
- Articulated figurine
- “Elite agent” pack.
- “Battleworn secret service” pack.
- “The first responder” pack.
- Year 1 cross
- Washington D.C. map.
- Book of lithographs.
- Selected game soundtrack.
The Division 2 Pre-order
We don’t suggest that you just ever pre-order games since you by no means know what state they’ll be in when they’re launched for normal consumption. This goes doubly for any with on-line interactivity like The Division 2 would, so you’ve been warned. With the PC model for all variations, you’ll get the next gadgets:
- Capitol Defender pack
- Access to the Private Beta
- Tommy the teddy bear digital bonus
Mountain Dew
If we had an “And Finally” story for you, that is it: If you’re within the US, there’s one other strategy to get into The Division 2 beta. If you pre-order a case of 12 cans of Mountain Dew Game Fuel from Wal-Mart, you’ll finally get despatched a code from Ubisoft to the closed beta. Before you ask, sure, my philosophy on not pre-ordering stuff till critiques are out applies to fizzy pop too.
For proper now, that’s every thing that we have now, although I believe we’ll have much more data as soon as the beta occurs. There will most definitely be extra particulars on the game when that comes, so do test again usually.
