2016 was a long time ago. Blizzard's decision to make Overwatch 2 free-to-play and add a battle pass was necessary to bring it into line with most other multiplayer FPS games on the market today, but Big Blue is putting its own spin on things. It's been confirmed that new heroes will be locked behind the free battle pass, led by a new healer, Kiriko, at the game's release. For fans who've been calling for a more modern monetisation model and, well, any other news after years of relative silence, it's a dream come true. And it turns out the devs themselves are also much happier with this approach.
Posted from: this blog via Microsoft Power Automate.