Overwatch will stop selling loot boxes by the end of August
Considꦚer this a sign that the Overwatch 2 transition period has begun

You won't be able to buy Overwatch loot boxes anymore by the end of this month, bringing 𒐪to a close the shooter's lengthy and controversial microtransaction practice. In a announcing the Anniversary Remix Vol. 3 event, Blizzard quietly revealed that loot boxes "would no longer be available for sale" at the end of the event on August 30.
You can still earn the regular, free loot boxes after the event comes to a close, however, and all loot boxes will automatically open before the launch of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Overwatch 2 to ensure you get everything you've earned (or bought). Since 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Overwatch 2 will replace Overwatc澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:h 1 this October, Blizzard clearly wants to ensure you don't miss out on any ♔skins or other co♓smetics before the switch.
Plus, Overwatch 2 won't have any loot boxes at all since it's adopting a seasonal battle pass model and abolishing the controversial practice altogether. Many countries have taken regulatory action against loot boxes, considering them to be a form of gambling that is especially sinister since it's marketed toward a younger generation. Since you don't know what you're getting when you shell out cash for a loot box, you are quite literally gambling away your money. And even though the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:UK recently refused to impose a ban on lootꦡ boxes, the that it's up to gaming companies to "do 🎶more to make sure children can not make in-game pu🍎rchases...without their parents' consent."
If you want to see what you can get with the last batch of Overwatch𒆙 loot boxes, the tr𝐆ailer for the Overwatch Anniversary Remix Vol. 3 is right . Cosmetics include remixed versions of Legendary skins, like a paint-speckled Tracer look, and a Genji skin that basically turns him into Ultraman.
A third Overwatch 2 beta is a must to ensure the sequel's success - but we aren't getting one.
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