The Overwatch 2 team recently broke their silence, saying they would provide more updates on a regular basis. While we're learning more about the new game and some of the changes each day, it seems details may have also been revealed ahead of schedule.
As highlighted by a story over on Attack of the Fanboy, former Overwatch UI designer Jayson Kirby has shared concept art (via ArtStation) of the Overwatch 2 main menu, which features a Battle Pass option. There's also noticeably a shop option, which could potentially have all sorts of transactions.
Keep in mind, that this is just a concept, and the same artist supposedly left Overwatch and Blizzard in 2020, so things could have easily changed on Blizzard's end.
If a Battle Pass was featured in the next Overwatch game, it wouldn't be all that surprising as a lot of multiplayer shooters are doing this nowadays. This includes 343's game, Halo Infinite, which is still experiencing many teething issues in the first season.
How would you feel about a Battle Pass in Overwatch 2? Leave a comment down below.
[source artstation.com, via attackofthefanboy.com]
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If the game is free then yeah I don't mind, but if the game is Ā£50 and then charge for battle passes and loot boxes then that's just scummy, especially as they will lock the best skins behind the battle pass such as the Halloween and Christmas skins
@UltimateOtaku91 Yeah, 100% agree with your comment.
I feel like Overwatch made sense as a pay-to-play title when it released, but the industry has changed a lot since the release of the first one, having come just before Fortnite broke big. Iād be surprised if Overwatch 2 isnāt free-to-play at this point. I donāt know how Blizzard would be able to legitimize a multiplayer only hero fps as a pay-to-play game in 2022 or beyond.
I think all battle passes should adopt the model that 343 says they are going to have with halo infinite. The battle pass never goes away and can still be bought/leveled up even if it is not the pass for the current season. A lot of the time with these games that have many seasons and battle passes, I feel like I already missed out on a lot of stuff, so why bother starting to play now.
Ehā¦ Iād prefer not. Itās a game Blizzard has continued to support over the years despite a declining player base so I can dig it. I wish it were easier to monetize long term games like this one to support the devs.
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