Moreover, a look at Overwatch’s new memorabilia
When Overwatch 2 becomes a free-to-play game from a paid one (the original Overwatch), a broad list of in-game purchases will be introduced, including a seasonal battle pass, as well as à la carte skins and other cosmetic items. Every nine weeks or so, Blizzard aims to release a new battle pass, with a faster cadence for the rotation of skins, sprays, animations, and bundles of digital goods.
The first mythic skin, Cyber Ninja, a changeable appearance for Genji, is part of the season 1 paid battle pass along with a number of legendary- and epic-tier skins. A wide range of sprays, voice lines, player icons, emotes, and two new cosmetic categories—weapon charms and souvenirs—are also included in the pass.
The 80-tier Overwatch 2 battle pass for season 1 is shown below.
OVERWATCH 2 SOUVENIRS: WHAT ARE they?
The function of Overwatch 2’s souvenirs might not be as obvious, despite the fact that players of first-person shooters like Overwatch are probably aware with the idea of weapons charms—tiny, dangling accessories that hang off of weapons and armour.
A miniature replica of the payload from the King’s Row map, a piece of pineapple pizza, a cartoon heart, and a large salt shaker are just a few examples of the souvenirs available in Overwatch 2. They may be obtained through a battle pass or bought in the in-game shop. As soon as a player equips a keepsake from the hero gallery, an associated emote from their list of owned emotes becomes equippable.
View the heroes of Overwatch 2 showing the list of available mementos in the gallery below.
WHAT DOES BLIZZARD HAVE TO OFFER IN OVERWATCH 2?
There are yet more cosmetics that are readily available: Blizzard is offering a variety of skins for purchase through a store that can be accessed from the Overwatch 2 main menu, some of which come with voice lines, sprays, and highlight intros. Here is a look at some of the skins and bundles, along with an estimate of their cost in Overwatch Coins, the game’s currency.
The cost of the Overwatch 2 Watchpoint Pack is $39.99. It comes with the premium battle pass for season 1, 15 original Overwatch skins, 2,000 Overwatch Coins, and two bundle-exclusive Space Raider skins (one for Cassidy and one for Soldier: 76).
Blizzard is also offering skins for characters like Kiriko, Sojourn, Doomfist, and Junker Queen in addition to that collection. A single Doomfist (Knn) skin costs 500 Overwatch Coins, which works out to $4.99. Other cosmetics come in more expensive bundles that cost between 1,500 and 2,000 coins. (Blizzard indicates that these bundles offer savings off the full price.)
Players of Overwatch, who are used to receiving the majority of the game’s skins for free through lootboxes obtained through gameplay or by maintaining high endorsement levels, may find these prices to be a bit of a shock. But they’re also inline with skin costs in other free-to-play games like Apex Legends and League of Legends, and players will be able to earn Overwatch Coins in-game by completing challenges — a free route to unlocking coveted cosmetics.
Players can also purchase their way through each battle pass to instantly unlock its cosmetics if they have more money than time or an excess of Overwatch Coins. Costing 200 coins, each rank. As can be seen from the menu below, 75 tiers cost 15,000 coins to purchase. (That many coins would cost about $130 in cash.)
Blizzard also maintains a collection of Overwatch League-specific skins, just like with the first Overwatch. They are bought with Overwatch League Tokens, a different form of currency that can be acquired via watching Overwatch League matches live on YouTube or by simply buying the tokens.
Here are the Overwatch League skins presently available for purchase:
Blizzard plans to roll out new cosmetic content frequently, and many players may not be able to acquire them all without spending some money (or grinding hard) for Overwatch Coins. Many players won’t likely be able to get their hands on everything Blizzard releases over the course of Overwatch 2 due to the increasing influx of cosmetic material and related time and/or money costs.
