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Overwatch 2 Will Require… refers to a series of memes that parody the news of Overwatch 2 recording voice chat and requiring a phone number to play. In such memes, Overwatch 2 is depicted as enforcing ridiculous demands on its players, such as a Mandatory Cock Inspection.
Origin
On September 27th, 2022, gaming websites Game Rant[1] and PC Gamer[2] published news articles about the upcoming multiplayer video game Overwatch 2. The Game Rant article covered Overwatch 2 recording voice chat and requiring a phone number to play, while the PC Gamer article reported that players new to Overwatch will have to unlock old heroes.
On September 27th, Twitter[3] user @PatStaresAt shared a snippet of the PC Gamer article, commenting, "Holy shit this fucking game." The post gained over 3,400 retweets and 54,600 likes in four days (shown below, left). In the comments to the tweet, Twitter[4] user @bugliker shared a snippet of the Game Rant article (shown below, center), with the post garnering over 320 retweets and 7,600 likes in that period. Later that day, Twitter[5] user @YokaiRiderVT shared both snippets, with their tweet receiving over 4,000 retweets and 45,700 likes in four days (shown below, right).
![Kiyomi Hoshi @YokaiRiderVT P [YokaiLive] The absolute watermelon sized balls Activision Blizzard has to do this with Overwatch 2 ew Overwatch 2 accounts have to, nlock old heroes, too yler Colp published about 2 hours ago old hero roster is free, but you'll have to unlock them if you never player, original Overwatch. COMMENTS watch 2 Will Record Voice Chat, lires a Phone Number to Play IPER OURS AGO ... etails some ways it will combat 'disruptive players' in Overwatch 2, which in recordings and a phone number requirement. 3:34 PM Sep 27, 2022 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/450/827/dc6.jpg "The absolute watermelon sized balls Activision Blizzard has to do this with Overwatch 2")
On September 28th, 2022, Twitter[6] user @WarnTV posted an edited version of the Game Rant snippet, with the title altered to "Overwatch 2 Introduces Mandatory Cock Inspection." The post gained over 5,200 retweets and 56,000 likes in three days (shown below).
Spread
Starting on that day, September 28th, 2022, more users shared parodies based on the snippet, many created through editing the headline text with the "Inspect Element" tool on web browsers such as Chrome. For example, on September 28th, Twitter[7] user @NyanSox posted a meme that gained over 120 retweets and 2,600 likes in three days (shown below, left). Later that day, Twitter[8] user @ToTouchAnEmu posted a version that received over 2,400 retweets and 22,500 likes in a similar timeframe (shown below, right).
Many versions posted on Twitter received further spread through reposts on Facebook, Reddit and other sites in the following days.
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External References
[1] Game Rant – Overwatch 2 Will Record Voice Chat, Requires a Phone Number to Play
[2] PC Gamer – New Overwatch 2 accounts have to unlock old heroes, too
[3] Twitter – @PatStaresAt
[5] Twitter – @YokaiRiderVT
[8] Twitter – @ToTouchAnEmu
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![Kiyomi Hoshi @YokaiRiderVT P [YokaiLive] The absolute watermelon sized balls Activision Blizzard has to do this with Overwatch 2 ew Overwatch 2 accounts have to, nlock old heroes, too yler Colp published about 2 hours ago old hero roster is free, but you'll have to unlock them if you never player, original Overwatch. COMMENTS watch 2 Will Record Voice Chat, lires a Phone Number to Play IPER OURS AGO ... etails some ways it will combat 'disruptive players' in Overwatch 2, which in recordings and a phone number requirement. 3:34 PM Sep 27, 2022 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/450/827/dc6.jpg "The absolute watermelon sized balls Activision Blizzard has to do this with Overwatch 2")
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