Overwatch 2 Will Record Voice Chat, Requires a Phone Number to Play
Overwatch 2 has detailed its «Defense Matrix» initiative to deal with cheaters and generally disruptive players, though part of this is going to require everyone that plays the game to add a phone number to their account and consent to their voice chat possibly being recorded. Overwatch 2 will launch in early access on October 4 as a free-to-play game, and this will bring with it significant changes to Blizzard's hero-shooter.
The most notable change is Overwatch 2 dropping to five players per team, which in turn has caused a domino effect of balance tweaks and other changes. Tanks have gone through the biggest changes in Overwatch 2, with changes made to make them more powerful since the new set-up only has one Tank per team. But while there are major changes coming with Overwatch 2's launch from a gameplay standpoint, there are also changes coming in the way Blizzard tackles its security.
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With the launch of Overwatch 2, Blizzard is implementing SMS Protect to help verify the ownership of any given Battle.net account. This means that players must attach a phone number to their Battle.net account in order to play Overwatch 2 across PC and consoles. Phone numbers can only be used once, and players can not have multiple accounts with the same phone number. Pre-paid phones and VOIP can't be used. Those that own the box version of the original Overwatch will be required to add a phone number to keep playing once Overwatch 2 launches as well. Blizzard's intention with this is to make it difficult for banned players to return to the game, as well as provide a failsafe in the «unforeseen event of an account compromise.»
The phone number requirement will be in Overwatch 2 at
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