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Competitive

22 entries · 8 patches · Normalized from official section titles.

2026-10-06PN–261006
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – October 6, 2026
Top 500 Challenger System Updates
2026-08-11PN–260811
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – August 11, 2026
New Skill Tier - Emerald (Ranks Redistributed)
Rank Distribution Indicator
Team Drives (Experimental)
Challenger Score Tuning
2026-07-28PN–260728
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – July 28, 2026
In a previous update, a new tab was added to the Competitive Info page explaining the mech…
2026-06-16PN–260616
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – June 16, 2026
Hero Bans
Top 500 Challenger Live Replays
Cheater Compensation
2026-05-12PN–260512
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - May 12, 2026
Increased requirement to unlock Competitive Play from 20 wins to 50 wins.
2026-02-09PN–260209
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - February 10, 2026
Rank Reset
Top 500 Challenger Updates
Rule Changes
Rewards
Social Links Update
Tuning Changes
Bug Fixes
2025-12-18PN–251218
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 18, 2025
New Challenger points are as follows: Diamond 5 - 20 Diamond 4 - 22 Diamond 3 - 24 Diamond…
We've been listening to your feedback on Challenger Score and we've heard that our highest…
2025-12-09PN–251209
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 9, 2025
Top 500 has been upgraded to Challenger Tier
Grouping Restrictions
Cheater Compensation