Overwatch 2 gets Battle Passes and in-game store instead of loot boxes

Free-to-play game Overwatch 2 will not have loot boxes, while the first game still had them. Instead, the multiplayer shooter will have seasons lasting a few months, in which players can purchase a Battle Pass to get new content.

Blizzard says that by removing loot boxes, players will have more control over how they play the game and acquire new content. With the seasonal model, Blizzard also says it wants to bring content to the game on a regular basis. With each season, at least new skins should come to the game, including Mythic Skins. These Mythic Skins are rarer and ‘extreme’ skins compared to the existing Legendary Skins.

At least one playable Hero must come to the game every two seasons. In the season when no Hero comes to the game, the game must get a new card. Blizzard says it has two Support and a Tank hero in development. The new maps should feel like they’re set in the not-too-distant future, in places like Rio de Janeiro and Portugal.

It is not clear how much the new Battle Passes and store content will cost. Overwatch 2 will be released as early access on October 4, then the first season starts† The game gets three new heroes, six cards and thirty new skins. Blizzard also wants to bring new game modes to the game, including Push and a pve mode. The second season starts on December 6.