NEver Ending Loop of launching then validating

I have not been able to play Overwatch 2 for 3 days now. As soon as I launch from Steam it starts validating. The process is taking hours. I come back when it appears finished, launch the game, and BAM - back to validating. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON??? Please help. I’ve tried everything from clearing download cache, reinstalling, reinstalling on different drive, limiting bandwidth, unlimiting bandwidth, launching steam and overwatch as administrator, etc. NOTHING WORKS.