How to link your account to set up crossplay in Overwatch

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With the announcement that Overwatch will presently support crossplay functionality between all platforms the game is on, the community is excited to become this long-asked-for feature finally. If y'all are looking to get yourself prepare to go for when the feature goes live, here is how to prepare crossplay in Overwatch.

If you play Overwatch on PC, you are already set upward to participate in Overwatch crossplay. Only console players volition need to practise extra steps to partake in it. PC players cannot opt-out of crossplay considering of this.

Note: At the time of this writing, the crossplay Beta is not available to the public. The following are merely the steps that will demand to exist taken once it is. Once the crossplay feature is ready, nosotros will update this postal service with relevant information.

From a web browser

If you play on console, create a Battle.cyberspace account to prepare for when crossplay comes to the game. While the feature is not currently enabled, you can get yourself ready now.

After your business relationship is created, go to Business relationship Settings and click on Connections. This page will bear witness you all consoles and third-party software that your Battle.internet account is currently continued to. Find the console that you play Overwatch on and click Connect. You will be brought to a sign-in process. When everything is connected, you are skillful to go.

Some people may already have their accounts continued if they have linked their accounts in the past to merits digital content (like from BlizzCon or Twitch drops). Y'all can see this in-game by going to Options and tabbing to Link Account.

From in-game

If y'all start up Overwatch for the first time following the crossplay declaration, you volition see the below epitome. Select More than Info, and you will exist given a QR code to scan with your phone or a short link to follow.

At the time of this writing, the QR code leads to an old tweet, and the link is broken. We will update this mail service once those have been stock-still. For now, we recommend doing the account linking from the first section above.

The message that appears is also supposed to requite you an alphanumeric code that y'all will need to input at this link. Input the code and login with a Battle.net business relationship, and you are all set to go.

How to add together friends from other platforms

Once you take linked your Battle.internet account, the next time y'all get into Overwatch you volition see a message in the bottom left corner saying cantankerous-play enabled. To now add a friend from another platform, go to Social and printing Add together A Friend. You lot will need to know either your friend's email or Battle.internet battletag. Input either here and hit transport request. When they take the asking they will exist added to your friend list in Social where you can add together them to your grouping for matchmaking.