How to make sure all those fancy skins transfer over
Overwatch 2is just a few months away. We’ve known thatOverwatch 2will have cross-progression for a while, and today Blizzard isexplaining just howall of it will work.
Cross-progression means that all progression and in-game cosmetics inOverwatch 2will span across different systems. While previously having, say, a fancy Tracer skin on PlayStation 4 didn’t mean you could access it on PC, the new system will merge and allow you to use the skin on both.
Starting today on August 16, players with a linked console account will be allowed to identify and confirm the accounts they want to merge. Once approved, the accounts will be prepared to merge onOverwatch 2‘s release. You’ll need a Battle.net account no matter what, and all progress from the linked accounts will be stored on the Battle.net account.
As Blizzard notes with red text and emphasis, there is just one opportunity to merge accounts. ensure you check which accounts are being merged when you do so.
The Blizzard explainer goes into further detail, including addressing a few specific circumstances some players might run into during the merge process. All of this should serve to provide a central platform, similar to games likeFortnite, where cosmetics purchased in one place will be available on the others as well.
One giant closet of cosmetics
AsOverwatch 2moves the game from loot boxes topasses and a shop, having that access is a good thing. It’s doubly so, sinceOverwatch 2will alsobe taking the placeofOverwatchon its launch; like amassive title updatefor the multiplayer side. The single-player part ofOverwatch 2, meanwhile, is expected to arrive sometime later on in the future.
Overwatch 2will go live and free-to-play on October 4 for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC.
