Overwatch 2 will arrive as an open beta at. Xbox and other platforms on October 4 of this year. It will include a new seasonal structure with battle passes and, unlike the original game, will not include lootboxes. Aaron Keller, director of the game, said that Overwatch 2 upon release will be a replacement for the service’s actual, referring to the original Overwatch. Keller was asked by a player, in a Reddit Q&A last Wednesday, what will happen to all the boxes and coins we have in our account.
Overwatch 2 director talks about the lack of new heroes.
According to Aaron Keller, all tokens, credits and competitive points will be carried over to the new installment of Overwatch. More information about this system will be presented very soon before the release of the title. On the other hand, loot boxes will not be transferred as they do not exist in the new game.but all these boxes will be opened for the launch of Overwatch 2 and you will receive all the contents of these.
Blizzard explains the situation with lootboxes and coins in Overwatch 2.
All OW1 credits will be transferred to OW2 and can be used, but a new currency will arrive that will be the main currency in the new Overwatch title. Blizzard plans to offer Overwatch 2 seasonal updates every nine weeks and battle passes with new heroes, game modes, maps and cosmetics. Players will also be able to purchase items through a new and “constantly updated” in-game store.