Polygon

Overwatch 2 will require a phone number to play — even if you’ve played the original

When Overwatch 2 replaces the original Overwatch on Oct. 4, players will be required to link a phone number to their Battle.net accounts. If you don’t, you won’t be able to play Overwatch 2 — even if ...
Gameranx

Overwatch 2 Won’t Require A Phone Number For BattleNet Users Anymore

Thankfully, none of these issues were a direct consequence of the DDoS attack on the game on launch day. Blizzard has addressed the phone number issue and other launch problems, with the first update ...
Polygon

Blizzard axes Overwatch 2 phone number requirement in update on game’s rocky launch

Blizzard’s launch of Overwatch 2 on Tuesday did not go as planned. Many players who attempted to play the revamped Overwatch experienced long queue times, were subjected to server errors, were ...
DualShockers

Overwatch 2 Players Will Need An Active Phone Number To Play

Mohamed from Egypt has been covering Japanese and indie games for more than 5 years for local and international outlets. He is very interested in the Japanese language and culture, and is a long term ...