How do battle passes work in Overwatch 2?

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Battle passes have become the life force of many free-to-play live service games. These online titles require a community that continually comes back to play and pays for new content. However, season passes and DLC packs fractured those communities and really did not work out. That is why games like Overwatch 2 have adopted the battle pass formula. Here is how battle passes work in Overwatch 2.

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Battle passes in Overwatch 2 will be available during certain time-limited seasons that last for nine weeks at a time. During these more than two-month stretches, players will be able to advance on the battle pass track to unlock cosmetics. Each season pass will have a theme; the first season’s being Cyberpunk.

If you do not purchase the battle pass, you will still be able to unlock rewards, but there will be a quarter less of the full premium items that you can unlock, and none of them will be Legendary or Mythic level skins. If a new hero is available in that season, they can be unlocked through the free tier at level 55.

If you purchase the premium battle pass, you will automatically receive the new hero for that season without needing to level it up and can unlock various skins and other items. Every premium battle pass will have a Mythic skin included, which has much deeper compatibility for customizing than others.

If you purchase the battle pass after leveling up some, you receive all past items you would have unlocked already.

To level up your battle pass in Overwatch 2, just play the game regularly. You will receive experience for completing