In a controversial move, Blizzard confirms that Overwatch 2 players will have to pay if they want to keep access to the game’s story missions.
Overwatch 2 is charging players $15 if they want to have permanent access to its story missions. When Overwatch 2 was first revealed, the big selling point was the addition of a PvE campaign mode. Blizzard’s vision for Overwatch 2 has changed rather dramatically since then, pivoting to a free-to-play experience and scrapping the Hero Mode that would have allowed players to upgrade the game’s playable heroes through dedicated skill trees.
Understandably, many Overwatch 2 fans were upset to hear that the Hero Mode was being canceled, but the silver lining was that story mission were still on the way. Blizzard previously confirmed that the first Overwatch 2 story missions are coming with Season 6 on August 10 as part of the massive Invasion update, but at the time, it was unclear if the missions would be seasonal or permanent.
