How to link your account to set up crossplay in Overwatch

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With the announcement that Overwatch will soon support crossplay functionality betwixt all platforms the game is on, the community is excited to get this long-asked-for feature finally. If y'all are looking to get yourself gear up to become for when the feature goes live, hither is how to set up crossplay in Overwatch.

If you play Overwatch on PC, you are already gear up up to participate in Overwatch crossplay. But console players will demand to do extra steps to partake in it. PC players cannot opt-out of crossplay because of this.

Notation: At the fourth dimension of this writing, the crossplay Beta is not available to the public. The following are but the steps that will need to exist taken once it is. Once the crossplay feature is fix, we will update this post with relevant information.

From a web browser

If you play on panel, create a Battle.net business relationship to prepare for when crossplay comes to the game. While the characteristic is non currently enabled, y'all can get yourself gear up at present.

Later your account is created, go to Account Settings and click on Connections. This page will show you all consoles and third-party software that your Battle.internet account is currently connected to. Find the console that yous play Overwatch on and click Connect. You lot will exist brought to a sign-in process. When everything is connected, you are good to go.

Some people may already take their accounts continued if they have linked their accounts in the past to claim digital content (similar from BlizzCon or Twitch drops). You can see this in-game past going to Options and tabbing to Link Account.

From in-game

If y'all start up Overwatch for the first time following the crossplay announcement, you will run across the below image. Select More Info, and you will be given a QR lawmaking to scan with your phone or a brusque link to follow.

At the time of this writing, the QR code leads to an former tweet, and the link is broken. We will update this post once those take been stock-still. For at present, we recommend doing the account linking from the first section above.

The bulletin that appears is besides supposed to give you an alphanumeric code that you volition need to input at this link. Input the code and login with a Boxing.internet business relationship, and you lot are all set to get.

How to add together friends from other platforms

One time you accept linked your Battle.net account, the adjacent fourth dimension you get into Overwatch you will see a message in the lesser left corner maxim cross-play enabled. To now add a friend from another platform, get to Social and press Add A Friend. You will need to know either your friend's e-mail or Battle.net battletag. Input either hither and hit send request. When they have the request they will exist added to your friend list in Social where yous can add them to your group for matchmaking.