Looking to explore the city of London in Watch Dogs: Legion on your format of choice? Ubisoft announced that Watch Dogs: Legion will be available to play for free from March 25 – 29 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation5, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Store on Windows PC. In addition, pre-load will be available tomorrow (March 24th, 2021.)
If you’ve watched streams or have looked into gameplay, you will have realized that every character in near-future London is available to recruit; this feature to recruit and play as any character will be available during the weekend free trial weekend in both single-player and online modes. During this time, players will be able to check out all of the open-world activities such as playing darts at the local pub and participating in bare-knuckle fights, as well as explore half of the eight boroughs including the City of London, Islington & Hackney.
Additionally, players will be able to discover the game’s storyline up to the Skye Larsen mission. I will state, this mission is a bit into the game, but enough to get you hooked on picking up the game by the time you get to this mission. If you’re still debating on picking up the game, you can read my full review here. If you do happen to go online through Xbox Live, by all means, reach out to me. I’m more than happy to join you in-game.
Free Weekend Benefits
Players who want to continue their fight will keep their game progression and enjoy discounts on Watch Dogs: Legion and the season pass across select platforms:
- Xbox: From March 23 – April 1, 67 percent off of the Standard edition and 60 percent off of the Ultimate edition; from April 2 – April 15, 50% off of the Standard and Ultimate editions.
- PlayStation: From March 24 – 31, 67 percent off of the Standard edition, 60 percent off of the Ultimate edition, and 25 percent off of the season pass.
- Ubisoft Store on Windows PC: From March 18 – April 9, 50 percent off of the Standard, Gold, and Ultimate editions, and 25 percent off of the season pass.
- Epic Games Store on Windows PC: From March 25 – March 29, 50 percent off of the Standard, Gold, and Ultimate editions, and 25 percent off of the season pass.
- Stadia: From March 25 – April 1, 52 percent off of the Standard edition, 45 percent off of the Gold and Ultimate editions, and 10 percent off of the season pass.
More information on the Free Trial Weekend, including exact timing, can be found here.
Post-Launch Content
As one who has been waiting for post-launch content Ubisoft has detailed the availability of the free post-launch content for all Watch Dogs: Legion players as well as the new, exclusive content for season pass owners across single-player and online modes.
The post-launch content for all Watch Dogs: Legion players include:
- Today, March 23: Leader of the Pack, the first Tactical Op which will require teamwork and efficiency, is available to play in the online mode of Watch Dogs: Legion. Working with a whistle-blower, DedSec uncovers a deadly initiative that brings the next level of hive-mind-based AI on Urban Drone Warfare. They must race to stop the program at its tracks and will discover a hidden terrifying threat at the heart of it all.
- In late-May, players will have access to two new PvP modes: Extraction and fan favorite, Invasion, and a new Tactical Op, Project Omni, in the online mode of Watch Dogs: Legion. Project Omni is intense and challenging and will need a team of four to infiltrate a secret project to find out why Londoners’ Optik devices are negatively affecting their brains.
Season Pass Owners
- In late-April, Mina, a subject of transhuman experiments who possesses the ability to mind control individuals will be available alongside a new mission.
- Late-June will see the release Watch Dogs: Legion – Bloodline, a new storyline that includes Aiden Pearce from the original Watch Dogs game, and Wrench from Watch Dogs 2 fully playable in the single-player campaign and online.
- In August, Darcy, a member of the Assassin Order from Assassin’s Creed® will be available as a new playable character alongside new missions.
Learn More
Watch Dogs: Legion has a variety of accessibility options, ranging from fully customizable controls to directional audio captions. A full list of accessibility options can be found on news.ubisoft.com. For more information about Watch Dogs: Legion, please visit watchdogs.com, and join the conversation by using #watchdogslegion.
