It’s time to unify all your Overwatch accounts into one. Blizzard designed Overwatch 2 to be a cross-platform, cross-play shooter, and that means if you have to have two copies of the game on different systems,you will be able to merge everything you have won and advanced in each on one account, including your stats and skins.
In reality, required have a Battle.net account to play Overwatch 2 and, regardless of the game platform, from August 16, linked console accounts will receive a prompt at login to identify, select and confirm the accounts you wish to merge.
Once we determine which accounts we want to merge, Blizzard starts the process for: overwatch 2.
How to merge Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC accounts
The gist: The platforms included in the merger are Xbox (Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S via backwards compatibility), PlayStation (PS4 and PS5 via backwards compatibility), Nintendo Switch and PC. Also, only one account can be linked per platform. For example, if you have two Battle.net accounts on your PC, you cannot merge those accounts.
Here are the steps to follow to merge your console account with a Battle.net account:
Sign in to Overwatch from your console account.
If you don’t have a Battle.net account yet: Visit Battle.net, create a free Battle.net account. Go to your account settings and link your console in the Connections section of your account settings. Follow the instructions on the screen to scan the QR code on your mobile phone.
Once you have internet access, enter the code that appears on your console to connect or simply create a Battle.net account.
When you complete the process, you will be asked to confirm your account by logging in so that you can merge the accounts.
A nuance from here: You only get one chance to merge the right accounts to your Battle.net account. In other words, once you have multiple accounts in use and once you merge a console account with your Battle.net account, you cannot link it to another console account on the same platform.
An extra tip: it’s worth looking at the steps and making sure you’re not linking someone else’s account or an account you’re barely making progress with to your Battle.net account.
On the other hand, you can also configure everything directly from the PC from Battle.net Connections. And if you’re having trouble, the Blizzard website has a support section on common account linking issues.
Merging the Overwatch instances isn’t optional, but they’re all benefits
As we discussed in the beginning, the nature of Overwatch 2 is to offer a free-to-play, cross-platform, cross-play title. It’s not something new. And just like Fortnite with an Epic Games account or MultiVersus with a Warner account, all console and PC platforms require a Battle.net account to play Fortnite. overwatch 2.
Above all, because when October 4 arrives overwatch 2, it will go to sustituir el Overwatch original.
A note from here: Overwatch 2 is not a blank canvas, as all content, heroes and items acquired in the game based on play or with the loot boxes are waiting for us once we start the game. And the same goes for our statistics and settings. So merging is also the only way to access the progress of overwatch a overwatch 2.
So, in case you have overwatch for example on Nintendo Switch and PC we will find that:
Sprays, emotes, skins, and anything else displayed in the game’s Hero Gallery tab earned on console will appear on PC. Likewise, credits overwatch are added after merging accounts. On the other hand, the skill index and the competition index are divided by platform (console and PC) and in case of playing on console, the highest ranking appears.
All aspects freely requested by the community, everything has been said.
And what happens if we don’t want to start the process? Your own snow storm
If you do not confirm the account merger in-game, you will constantly be presented with a screen in-game identifying your accounts and asking for your approval to proceed with the merger.
When will the accounts be merged?
Yes OK, it is already possible to start our merger from accounts on all platforms where it is available overwatchthe unification of content and progress of Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC will take effect in October with the launch of overwatch 2.
For its part, Overwatch 2 is planned to be available on all the above platforms. from October 4be the beginning of a new phase in which it is committed to a free model, multiplatform, without loot boxes and with direct access to purchases and unlocks through a Season Pass system.
The first season kicks off on October 4 across all platforms and with it comes three new heroes, six new maps and over three dozen skins, in addition to the battle pass itself. Furthermore, with the arrival of Overwatch 2 and its season system, the arrival of content in the game is expected to be periodic and more regular, starting with Season 2 Dec 6
Merging accounts is a necessary procedure, not very complicated to do and really essential for the future of Overwatch 2. A sequel where all the fans want to play together and add everything they gained and learned from the first episode. This includes preserving what has been gained and learned in each system. Yes or no it’s just something really good but today it is the exception and not the rule in video games.
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