Overwatch 2 has officially confirmed that Jade weapons will be sticking around in Season 15 after all. Though it originally planned to permanently retire the 2024 Competitive Play weapon cosmetics from Overwatch 2 in the upcoming update, Blizzard reversed its decision in response to fan feedback.
Last year, Overwatch 2 introduced Jade Weapons, the first new type of Weapon Variant added in the sequel. In many ways an evolution of the still-available Golden Weapons from the original Overwatch, these cosmetics could be purchased with 3,000 Competitive Points, earned through Competitive Play. However, in a recent Overwatch 2 Director’s Take, Blizzard revealed players would no longer be able to unlock Jade Weapons once Season 15 started on February 18.
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Now, Overwatch 2 has gone back on that decision due to public outcry. Now long after the blog was published, Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller made a post on Twitter indicating that Jade Weapons would no longer be removed from the game. Overwatch 2 initially wanted to keep these cosmetics as an exclusive reward...
