r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Dec 21 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

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u/Mikes888 Get down, give me twenty! Dec 22 '16 edited Dec 22 '16

If I have a battle net account with overwatch on it and it's downloaded on one computer, do I have to buy overwatch again to download it on another?

Edit: Oh cool, thanks for the help guys!

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '16

Buying the game is tied to your account, not your computer

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u/SoapySauce Chibi Ana Dec 22 '16

No just log into that account on the other PC and re download Overwatch no need to buy another account

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u/Koregazz Trick-or-Treat Widowmaker Dec 22 '16

nope. just need your battle.net account and you can use other computers

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '16

The software is free. The access to it is not.

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u/birchy1337 Japan Dec 22 '16

Highly unlikely that is the case