Overwatch 2 drops loot boxes for battle pass, seasonal free-to-play model

Blizzard presented its plans to Overwatch 2’s transition from a paid, premium game to a free-to-play game during a livestream on Thursday, confirming that the sequel won’t have randomized loot boxes as the original Overwatch did. Instead, Overwatch 2The seasonal model will be supported by battle cards and an in-game shop, which allows players to purchase cosmetics directly with real money.

Season 1 Overwatch 2The game will be available for download on October 4. At launch, three new heroes — Sojourn, Junker Queen, and an unannounced support hero — will be added to the roster, as will six new maps, new game mode Push, and more than 30 new skins. Season 2 2 will arrive in December nine weeks after launch. This season includes a new tank class hero and new maps. There are also dozens more skins.

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Overwatch 2New cosmetics will be introduced, such as customizable Mythic-tier skins and charms players can attach to their weapons.

Blizzard claims that Overwatch 2The content continues to be released in 2023 with nine new seasons adding additional heroes, maps, modes and skins (one every other season), as well as new seasons that add new characters, maps, mode, and skins. In 2023, there will be new seasons that add more heroes (one every nine weeks), maps, modes and skins. Next year also promises to see the debut of Overwatch 2’s long-promised PvE missions, though Blizzard did not reveal any new details about PvE during a livestream on Thursday.

Overwatch 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X — with cross-platform play and cross-progression — in early access this October.

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