{"id":198397,"date":"2022-08-10T10:20:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T08:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=198397"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:32:06","slug":"blizzard-end-of-overwatch-loot-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/blizzard-end-of-overwatch-loot-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard announces the end of Overwatch loot boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, Blizzard confirmed that <strong>Overwatch loot boxes<\/strong> will be phased out in anticipation of a new Battle Pass system and <strong>before Overwatch 2 launches<\/strong>. If you had blinked around the time that the announcement was issued, you would, in all likelihood, have missed it entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Overwatch 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/4ef34441-953e-4d7f-8a6f-f006601094cf\/1709092105\/overwatch-2-o2.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Overwatch 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement was issued quietly in a <a href=\"https:\/\/playoverwatch.com\/en-us\/news\/23833172\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"blog post\">blog post<\/a> that concerned Overwatch\u2019s Anniversary Remix Volume 3 Event. In the post, Blizzard announced that the loot boxes we\u2019ve come to know and somewhat love<strong> will no longer be available<\/strong> after the 30th of August. That doesn\u2019t give players much time to make the most of the loot boxes they love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Overwatch Anniversary Remix: Vol. 3\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UcBKcgta_a0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, you shouldn\u2019t feel the need to collectively rush out and claim loot boxes left, right, and center. Blizzard says that even though loot boxes are being phased out, you\u2019ll still be able to earn standard loot boxes once the <strong>Remix event<\/strong> has concluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That said, the upcoming Overwatch Anniversary Remix Volume 3 Event is Blizzard\u2019s chosen broom when it comes to cleaning house. This is in preparation for the launch of Overwatch 2 on the 4th of October 2022. You could see this as a sort of grace period, during which you can still purchase or earn cosmetics before the new game\u2019s launch. Available during this grace period will be all the skins and cosmetics that have been featured in previous Overwatch Challenge events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blizzard\u2019s reasoning for removing loot boxes is simple. In the company\u2019s own words, it wanted to furnish players with \u2018a lot more control over how they interact with the game and acquire new content.\u2019 Say what you want about loot boxes, these little power-ups have been a <strong>massively contentious subject<\/strong> throughout the history of the modern gaming industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2.jpg\" alt=\"Overwatch to ditch loot boxes\" class=\"wp-image-198407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Overwatch-to-ditch-loot-boxes-2-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though most loot box features are relatively innocuous and don\u2019t seek to do any harm to the game or the player, some loot box systems have been linked to illegal gambling. Loot boxes also sometimes give pay-to-win players an advantage over other players, and take the fun, competitive spirit out of the game in favor of pure capitalism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overwatch isn\u2019t the only game that recently decided to ditch loot boxes for a more competitive system. In fact, Overwatch may just be following the lead of Diablo Immortal whose creators also recently announced the end of support for in-game loot boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 set to ditch loot boxes following Diablo Immortal\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/f_auto,t_article_cover_xl\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/Overwatch-2-set-to-ditch-loot-boxes.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Overwatch 2 set to ditch loot boxes following Diablo Immortal<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/articles\/overwatch-2-ditches-loot-boxes?\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/overwatch-2.en.softonic.com\/articles\/overwatch-2-ditches-loot-boxes?\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, Blizzard confirmed that Overwatch loot boxes will be phased out in anticipation of a new Battle Pass system and before Overwatch 2 launches. If you had blinked around the time that the announcement was issued, you would, in all likelihood, have missed it entirely. The announcement was issued quietly in a blog post that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/blizzard-end-of-overwatch-loot-box\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Blizzard announces the end of Overwatch loot boxes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":198406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[3322,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-198397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionoverwatch-2","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198397"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":340570,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198397\/revisions\/340570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198397"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=198397"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=198397"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=198397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}