Overwatch 2 is eliminating the phone number requirement for a big portion of its player population, but there appears to be a catch to this circumvention of the SMS Protect service. In particular, in order to play Blizzard’s latest flagship game, users must presently own a text-enabled mobile phone, which is stated to be in place to help safeguard the community from cheats and other bad elements.
The problem with Overwatch 2’s SMS Protect service is that it does not accept prepaid phone plans or VoIP lines, therefore customers cannot finish this part of the activation procedure using iMessage or WhatsApp. This sparked substantial criticism from players whose mobile handsets might not support the precise SMS protection mechanism envisioned by Blizzard for the game.
