Overwatch 2's New Persona 5 Crossover Is More Expensive Than The Game Itself

I’ve never really understood the ludicrously expensive Overwatch 2 bundles—or who buys them. Outside of Stadium, you can’t see your character, so you’re splashing out an ungodly amount of money for feet cosmetics and a few seconds of bragging at the end of a match.

But the Persona 5 collab is one of the most egregious yet. If you want the full collection, it costs 6,900 coins, i.e. $60. For that price, you could buy Persona 5 Royal itself. Though if you’re eyeing up a collab like this, I’m gonna assume that you’re a big Persona fan and already own the game. So, here’s a list of some great games that you could buy instead:

Hollow Knight: Silksong – $20
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – $49.99
Hades 2 – $29.99
Octopath Traveller 2 – $59.99
Ys X: Nordics – $59.99

The Individual Persona 5 x Overwatch 2 Skins Are $30

It doesn’t get much better when you look at the individual skin prices, either. They each sell for 2,800 coins, which is at least $30, because there is no 2,800 coin bundle. You either have to buy 4,000 coins for $39.99, or the 1,000 and 2,000 coin bundles for $29.98.

To put that into perspective, Persona 5 Royal regularly goes on sale, and right now, is just $20.99 on PS5—less than half the price of the full bundle, and nearly $10 cheaper than a single skin.

Fox, Noir, Joker and Queen from Persona 5 perfoming an all-out attack

I get it, Overwatch 2 is free-to-play, and microtransactions keep the lights on, but there’s no world where $60 is a fair asking price for a few skins.

The first Overwatch only cost $40.

Players have been complaining about this since Overwatch 2 launched, as Blizzard immediately loaded its new live-service model with laughably overpriced skins, like the first of many Kiriko cosmetics, making the once-controversial loot boxes a point of nostalgia.

It’s no surprise that these crossovers are proving to be just as pricey, and just as controversial, but I can’t wrap my head around why anyone would willingly walk into Blizzard’s jaw, wallet open, credit card at the ready. I guess Joker’s gloves are nice? But $30 nice? Nah, I’m good.