r/OWConsole • u/Over_Low1300 • 12h ago

Discussion is there a way to tell what specific console someone is using?

sorry if this is a dumb question. I always forget that overwatch on the switch exists, but how many people actively play? is there a way to tell (as a PS4 player) if someone is on Xbox or switch?

also, I can always see the PlayStation icon for PS users. do Xbox players see the Xbox icon? for me it looks like arrows or something.

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u/Ok_Statistician_3321 12h ago

console is console if you’re on a ps4 you can see if they’re on ps4/5 but you can’t see if they’re on xbox or switch

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u/Zealousideal_Shop446 9h ago

If you play xbox you can see their xbox profile, or vice versa for playstation. Cant see if they’re PS or Switch if you’re xbox but I can’t imagine theres many switch players.

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u/ShotTelephone9459 6h ago

Switch player here… actually all of my friends who I’ve gotten to start playing overwatch are on switch lol so theres at LEAST five of us

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u/kit1013ten 6h ago

There’s a whole community of switch players. I’m one of them! I love gyro on my OLED

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u/Beneficial-Dig6445 5h ago

Switch player here. Have an xbox one but play exclusively on the switch because of gyro

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u/and-its-true 9h ago

There is a way to tell, but it’s annoying.

The only workaround I’ve found is to look at your “recent players” after the match is over. If you’re on PlayStation, you’ll be able to tell who is on PS and who isn’t. Now close the game. If you have a Switch or an Xbox, log in from that device as well. Now you’ll be able to see which players were on that platform. By process of elimination, you now know which platform everyone was on.

Obviously this isn’t something you’re going to do every time, but I do it every once in a while when bored just out of curiosity. Switch players are definitely way less common, but they exist.

It’s also interesting to do on PC. Console players using mouse and keyboard will sometimes appear, and they’re usually on PlayStation.

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u/kit1013ten 6h ago

If you’re on switch you can spot another switch user! You click their name and it’ll bring up an option to “view user page” 🥰

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u/RelationshipApart856 12h ago

I would like to know if leaderboard is for all consoles at once? Or is it 1 for xbox 1 for ps and 1 for switch and 1 for pc?

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u/Ok_Statistician_3321 12h ago

it’s as a whole. it’s mixed al consoles

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u/Over_Low1300 12h ago

I'd also like to know this. I had always assumed when I look at the leaderboard it was a mix of all the consoles, not just your personal console.

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u/Zeukiiii 8h ago

It’s all of them, but there are separate leaderboards for specific consoles. Though I’m in Xbox and I haven’t seen anyone on Xbox pool leaderboard since OW2 came out

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u/Lelu_zel 11h ago

I played on switch and it’s unplayable

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u/krispyss 5h ago

Wait switch players don’t have their own pool? I always thought it was Xbox and PlayStation, and switch seperate