{"id":1659109,"date":"2026-08-10T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kp4qiqUDPUA2DD9vhXcMpX"},"modified":"2026-08-10T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T19:14:26","slug":"overwatchs-old-battle-passes-are-finally-coming-back-permanently-starting-next-month-but-some-of-the-rewards-will-be-left-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatchs-old-battle-passes-are-finally-coming-back-permanently-starting-next-month-but-some-of-the-rewards-will-be-left-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Overwatch&#8217;s old battle passes are finally coming back permanently starting next month, but some of the rewards will be left out"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Overwatch&#8217;s next season will finally move the hero shooter more in line with the other live service games that don&#8217;t purely rely on FOMO for their battle passes.<\/p>\n<p>In season 4, Blizzard will <a href=\"https:\/\/overwatch.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24295381\/reign-of-talon-season-4-heroes-of-busan-brings-out-the-best\/\">&#8220;unvault&#8221; an old battle pass<\/a> and make it available again. The details on how exactly the system will work are slim at the moment, but it sounds like a specific old battle pass will become available halfway through every season going forward. It will be on sale for anyone who doesn&#8217;t own it or simply made available for anyone who paid for it previously, and it will be permanent from that point on.<\/p>\n<p>There is one catch however: The premium currency, player titles, and Mythic-level skins that were in old battle passes won&#8217;t be available in the new unvaulted versions. Overwatch used to have new heroes locked behind a tier in the old battle passes too, but I am guessing they&#8217;ve been replaced with a generic reward.<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard says there will be more information about exactly how these will work closer to the halfway point of the season, which will be sometime next month.<\/p>\n<p>Ditching some of the FOMO involved with battle passes is always a welcome change in my book. It&#8217;s a little sad that it won&#8217;t be every battle pass opening up at the same time. You will still need to wait for each one to show back up. However, it&#8217;s a step in the right direction, especially when games like Marvel Rivals have done this for a while now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"uimS5s2AdNHmDT4Rkaf3cT\" name=\"overwatch s4 battle pass rework 0AGZVM9JCGYG1785950716964\" alt=\"A screenshot of the Overwatch season 4 battle pass. A menu screen featuring mech tank hero D.Va. Below her are multiple tiers of the new battle pass system featuring new Legendary skin cosmetics.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overwatchs-old-battle-passes-are-finally-coming-back-permanently-starting-next-month-but-some-of-the-rewards-will-be-left-out.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The old battle passes will act like a linear progression of rewards that will sit alongside Overwatch&#8217;s new battle pass system that is debuting with season 4. Blizzard is basically taking Fortnite&#8217;s idea and giving you a way to unlock major cosmetics in whatever order you want. Instead of a linear set of battle pass tiers, they&#8217;ll now be broken up into &#8220;tracks&#8221; consisting of multiple rewards. You&#8217;ll also get one chance to swap out a Legendary skin you don&#8217;t want with another from a curated selection.<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard stressed that the new battle pass system won&#8217;t make it take longer to complete in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/overwatch.blizzard.com\/en-us\/news\/24296053\/\">blog post<\/a>. The goal is to give you a way to choose skins for heroes you actually play. The only downside to this that I can see is that the premium currency to buy Mythic skins is now only unlocked at the end instead of sprinkled throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Considering Overwatch is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/blizzard-is-now-reportedly-microsofts-top-studio-according-to-leaked-email\/\">reportedly doing very well<\/a> for Blizzard, it makes me wonder if this is a result of the studio loosening up on how it monetizes it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DiIquLrEqC4\">season 4 trailer<\/a> just teased the third skin collab with popular K-pop group Le Sserafim\u2014who are also going to be at this year&#8217;s BlizzCon\u2014so I think it knows where the money&#8217;s really at.<\/p>\n<p>Season 4 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/overwatchs-new-mech-hero-is-the-sword-and-board-sequel-to-d-va-except-her-code-isnt-a-plate-of-spaghetti-under-the-hood\/\">new mech hero D.Mon<\/a> will launch on August 11.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"a78eaf94-94ee-11f1-a285-f91fe7d6d9c1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/overwatchs-old-battle-passes-are-finally-coming-back-permanently-starting-next-month-but-some-of-the-rewards-will-be-left-out.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"a78eaf94-94ee-11f1-a285-f91fe7d6d9c1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/fps\/overwatchs-old-battle-passes-are-finally-coming-back-permanently-starting-next-month-but-some-of-the-rewards-will-be-left-out\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwatch&#8217;s next season will finally move the hero shooter more in line with the other live service games that don&#8217;t purely rely on FOMO for their battle passes. In season 4, Blizzard will &#8220;unvault&#8221; an old battle pass and make it available again. The details on how exactly the system will work are slim at the moment, but it sounds like a specific old battle pass will become available halfway through every season going forward. It will be on sale for anyone who doesn&#8217;t own it or simply made available for anyone who paid for it previously, and it will be permanent from that point on. There is one catch however: The premium currency, player titles, and Mythic-level skins that were in old battle passes&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overwatchs-old-battle-passes-are-finally-coming-back-permanently-starting-next-month-but-some-of-the-rewards-will-be-left-out\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1659110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[91,748],"class_list":["post-1659109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-fps","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Overwatch&#039;s old battle passes are finally coming back permanently starting next month, but some of 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