Blizzard will stop selling Overwatch loot boxes this month

Back in June, Blizzard confirmed that it would no longer be selling loot boxes in Overwatch 2 and would instead opt to sell seasonal battle passes and have a cosmetics store where you can buy skins and other items directly. Loot boxes will be removed well ahead of the transition to Overwatch 2. 

This week, Blizzard confirmed that it will stop selling loot boxes in Overwatch once the current ‘Remix Volume 3' event ends on the 30th of August. Between now and then, you can buy ‘anniversary loot boxes' to try and obtain any remaining items you don't have in your collection. All of those cosmetics will carry forward into Overwatch 2.

Instead of loot boxes, Blizzard will be selling seasonal battle passes in Overwatch 2. Each season will last for nine weeks and will add a new hero or a new map, although the game's first season will kick things off with three new heroes and six new maps.

Seasonal content updates will also include new skins, challenges and game modes. As you would expect, Overwatch 2 Season 1 begins on the 4th of October, when the game releases in early access across PC and consoles.

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