Cross-progression is coming to Overwatch 2: Account merge FAQ

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With the launch of cross-progression, players can merge multiple Overwatch accounts to carry progression and in-game cosmetics into Overwatch 2 on a single profile. Starting August 16, every player with a linked console account will be prompted at login to identify, select, and confirm the accounts you want to merge. Once you approve, we will prepare your accounts to be merged during the release of Overwatch 2.

All players will need a battle.net account to play Overwatch 2 regardless of platform. Progress from linked console accounts will be stored on your battle.net account, which will share in-game cosmetics and progress across the linked accounts.

There will be one opportunity to merge console accounts, so make sure you double-check which accounts you are merging before you confirm!

We’ve anticipated some of your questions, and we’re here to provide answers on the upcoming account merge in Overwatch 2.   

Here are the steps you can take to merge your console account to a battle.net account:

You will only have one opportunity to merge the correct account.

Once you merge a console account with a battle.net account, you will be unable to link to a different console account on the same platform. Double-check to make sure you are linking the correct account to your battle.net account.

If you encounter errors while linking your accounts, follow the instructions on the Account Link Common Problems support article.

Check out the Account Link support article for more information on how to merge your accounts.

To setup from PC, you can visit the Battle.net Connections webpage. 

Yes. It’s incredibly important to take care that the correct account from each console you plan to link is associated with your battle.net account.

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