BlizzCon 2023 Tickets Start At $300, First Show Details Revealed
Blizzard's big gaming show BlizzCon returns this November after four years off, and ticket prices are higher than ever. The Warcraft and Overwatch company has announced more details about BlizzCon 2023, including ticket prices and an overview of what attendees can expect.
Starting with ticket prices, fans can get in for $300 USD for a general admission ticket. A Portal Pass includes all general admission perks and much more--for the price of $800. GA tickets include access to all halls, early access to the BlizzCon Store, in-game content, and an backpack. People who buy the Portal Pass get all that plus access to a private lounge featuring meet-and-greets, as well as separate registration and security lines. These premium tickets also get people in earlier than everyone else.
Tickets will go on sale in July across two waves. Wave 1 goes live on Saturday, July 8, starting at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET through AXS. The second wave opens on Saturday, July 22, at the same time. People can purchase a maximum of two tickets per order.
No comparison is perfect, complete, or strictly fair, but tickets for BlizzCon 2019--the last in-person BlizzCon event--started at $230. The Portal Pass that year was $550.
People staying home can watch for free, but a Virtual Ticket will also be available that comes with in-game content, early access to merch, and more to be announced later. Pricing for the Virtual Ticket was not announced.
BlizzCon 2023 takes place November 3-4 in Anaheim, California. For 2023, Blizzard said the aim is to make the event «more experiential than ever before.» Fans can expect «massive installations, art, and thematic spaces» featuring franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch. Attendees can also attend developer
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