Overwatch 2: Blizzard takes special action against cheaters

If you’re in Overwatch with a randomly assembled group, you’ll quickly notice that it can be really annoying. Toxic behavior is the order of the day in such random matches and spoils the fun of the game for many fans. In order to prevent this problem in Overwatch 2 at least a little, the developers have considered a restriction without which you will not be able to access the game.

Mandatory cell phone number makes it harder for toxic gamblers

Because as you can read in the small print of the Watchpoint package for Overwatch 2 in the Battlenet shop, you need a cell phone number to play Overwatch 2. Specifically, the conditions state:
“Internet connection, Battle.net Desktop App, and Battle.net account required to play. To play Overwatch 2, you must have a cell phone number associated with your Battle.net account.”

If you don’t have a cell phone number in your Battlenet account, you can’t play Overwatch 2. Also, each cell phone number can only be associated with one Battlenet account. So if the developers ban an account, the associated cell phone number is also burned and cannot be used for another account.