It's fantastic that we can now play Overwatch for free on the Chinese server. Although most gamers prefer playing on international servers with all countries participating, the limitation lies in the international version requiring nearly 1 million dong to play. Therefore, registering for Overwatch on the Chinese server is the optimal solution for Vietnamese gamers.
Guide to Switching Overwatch from Chinese to English
When playing Overwatch on the Chinese server, you're undoubtedly bound by their language, which reduces the ability to optimize game settings when everything is in Chinese. However, there's still a solution to play Overwatch in English, which is switching Overwatch from Chinese to English following our guide below.
How to Switch Overwatch from Chinese to English
Step 1: For everyone playing Overwatch in Chinese, follow these steps to play Overwatch in English. First, log in to the Chinese Battle Net system.
Step 2: Open the Overwatch game launcher, you click consecutively on 2 Settings icons (gear icons) as shown below to access the game settings.
Step 3: In the Settings section, select the second item from the bottom up, and choose to switch to English in both options as illustrated below, then click the right corner button to confirm switching Overwatch from Chinese to English.
Step 4: Immediately on the Overwatch game launcher, you'll see a file being downloaded to your computer; that's the English language pack, so keep it as is to download.
Step 5: After the game download completes, click again to launch Overwatch as usual.
Step 6: And there you have it, the entire Overwatch interface has been switched to English, just like the international version interface. That's how we've successfully switched the Overwatch language from Chinese to English.
Switching Overwatch from Chinese to English brings numerous benefits to players. When playing Overwatch in English, you'll understand more about the settings, customizations, not only the in-game interface but also including sounds, shortcuts, and peripheral connections available in Overwatch that the Chinese version doesn't provide. Therefore, switching Overwatch from Chinese to English is crucial for those playing on the Chinese server. Besides Chinese or English, this game also supports many other languages, which you can download with instructions provided if you're not using either of the two languages. However, currently, Overwatch doesn't support the Vietnamese language.
If you're already playing Overwatch in English, don't forget to livestream it to introduce the game to everyone. Overwatch supports livestreaming very well, so you can easily do this after referring to a guide on livestreaming Overwatch on your computer.