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17 Aug

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Console players will still have their own console pool rank separated from that of PC players (not to mention console players cannot play in the Competitive PC pool anyways).


16 Aug

Comment
    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

You get to keep all of it, PC, Xbox, and Switch and will all be access from the same BattleNet account once Overwatch 2 launches.

What players cannot do is merge multiple console accounts from the same console platform. So say if you have two PlayStation accounts, you must pick one of those two PlayStation accounts to link and merge with the BattleNet account of your choice.


Hey everyone. Thanks for all of the questions, and I hope I was able to clarify a lot as we all get closer to Overwatch 2. I have to step away for now as there are many more things I am working on, but I will continue to check in for your questions and feedback.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

There will be a prompt in-game when you log in the next time to confirm you have the correct accounts you want to merge. Clicking confirm will lock the accounts you currently have linked in place.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

You simply have that item, and no compensation or extra credits are issued from having the same item across multiple platforms before merging.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Correct. Details can be found in this r/Games AMA response from our system designer.

We do still plan to remove portrait levels for OW2, but we also want to celebrate this legacy accomplishment. The plan is to display your portrait level in your profile once we launch OW2.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Like all duplicate cosmetics, there is no compensation for having two of the exact same item.

EDIT: To clarify, when I say duplicate, I mean if there are duplicate items between the two accounts being merged. Not duplicates that can appear from a opened Loot Box.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

You should be fine. Again just check your accounts you have linked to BattleNet at account.battle.net/connections

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

The highest XP level will be pushed through

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

To clarify, if you are already on a platform and then sign into a new platform under the same BattleNet account, you will access the items from that BattleNet on the new platform.

What you won’t be able to do is link a totally separate BattleNet account to another BattleNet account even if each account is on a different platform.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Yes, you should be prompted on PC as long as you already linked your PlayStation account. You can link online at account.battle.net/connections

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

I will put in as much time as I have available. That being said, I will need to pull away here soon.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

You should be good to go then.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Do the same, Tfast, just verify your accounts at account.battle.net/connections

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Thanks CowboyWife,

Go to account.battle.net/connections and see if your PlayStation account is linked to the correct BattleNet account.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Make sure it is downloaded and accessible in your console account and the skin should appear in your finalized BattleNet account once the merge is complete.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

To clarify, you can get all of your items from Overwatch in each of your platforms that you have collected up to this point into a unified BattleNet account which you can access in all platforms, once Overwatch 2 launches.

So if you have Pink Mercy on PS4, Oni Genji on PC, and Brick Bastion on Xbox and you merge all three platforms, you will access all three of those skins across all platforms for that BattleNet account.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

You should be good to go for your Switch platform.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

You will get all of your Overwatch items from all platforms you have merged in a single BattleNet account ready to go on all platforms, but only when Overwatch 2 launches. Not before.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Yep, head to account.battle.net/connections to review your existing linked console accounts.

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    Craig on Forums - Thread - Direct

Yep, we are asking you to set up your accounts to be merged now so that when Overwatch 2 launches you will get all of your items on a single unified BattleNet account then.