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Josh Broadwell

Overwatch 2’s phone number system is locking players out of the FPS

Blizzard recently announced additional Overwatch 2 verification measures where players will need to add their phone numbers for extra security. The goal is to reduce cheating in the FPS hero shooter by tying accounts to active phone numbers, but early indications (which PCGamesN first spotted) are that the anti-cheat efforts are causing more harm than good, with players reporting the system won’t actually let them add their phone numbers.

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