Marvel Rivals’ microtransactions may be even stingier than Overwatch 2 as streamers show off its in-game store with MCU skins

On December 5, 2024By Littum

Marvel Rivals’ in-game micro(macro)transaction store has been unofficially shown off, and the prices for its cosmetics might just, ahem, rival Overwatch.

Shared by Miller Ross on social media, it looks like some streamers with early access to the hero shooter have accidentally shown what its storefront looks like. The Marvel Rivals screenshot below specifically reveals a selection of MCU movie-related skins, like Logan’s outfit from Deadpool & Wolverine and Wanda’s bewitched appearance from Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.

Oops! Sacriel showed off the featured page of the Marvel Rivals’ Store and revealed prices for a selection of skins and the Deadpool & Wolverine MCU skin for Wolverine. pic.twitter.com/xUuDWuMzmGDecember 4, 2024

What’s more interesting here, though, are the prices shown. We don’t yet know what the real exchange rate of Marvel Rivals is, but in most live service games like Overwatch 2 and Apex Legends, $1 is usually worth around 100 coins. If Marvel Rivals sticks to genre convention, an MCU skin would cost around $24 without any promotions, making Overwatch 2’s $19 legendary skins look generous by comparison.

It should be noted that the Marvel Rivals skins, or at least the MCU, come with some admittedly sick MVP highlights. The aforementioned Scarlet Witch MCU skin, for example, has Wanda crawling across the floor and voicing her own joints in an homage to the movies – so it’s hard to make a direct comparison between Marvel Rivals and any other game at the moment.

I think a lot of people need to remember that you also get a fully animated MVP scene with some of these skins pic.twitter.com/Inqz4yl0dlDecember 4, 2024

NetEase did not immediately respond when asked if these prices will hold when the game fully opens to everyone on December 6 for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Either way, I hope that Marvel Rivals at least offers a way for players to earn currencies via challenges or the match passes just like their competitors do.

Marvel Rivals already has 33 characters, but fans are debating whether one more was hidden in the latest trailer.