Overwatch: latest Developer Update video (cross-play)

Soon, Overwatch will start offering cross-play, allowing players to play with pretty much anyone on any system and across all regions (with the exception of China, which will remain its own separate region).

If you want to know more about how it’s going to work, make sure to check out the latest Developer Update video:

In order to make use of cross-play, you first need to prepare your account by following those steps:

• create a Battle.net account (if you don’t already have one)
• link your Battle.net account to your console account

Here’s how you can create a Battle.net account:

1. Visit Battle.net
2. Create a free Battle.net account
3. Once you create your Battle.net account, go to your Account Settings
4. Click on the “Connections” section under Account Settings and link your console

And here’s how you can link your Battle.net account:

1. Launch the game on your system
2. Press the confirmation button to progress through the Overwatch welcome screen
3. You will be presented with an alpha-numeric code and a QR code
   1. The alpha-numeric code can be entered at blizzard.com/link
   2. The QR code may be scanned with a mobile app to take you to the linking webpage, which will be pre-populated with the code provided in-game
4. Log in with your Battle.net account credentials to finalize the connection between your console game and Battle.net accounts
5. You will receive a message in-game that notifies that your account is now successfully connected

You can also find a complete FAQ about crossplay on this page!