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Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released in May 2016 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Overwatch Outage Chart 02/28/2026 19:40

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Overwatch users through our website.

  1. Sign in (47%)

    Sign in (47%)

  2. Online Play (23%)

    Online Play (23%)

  3. Game Crash (12%)

    Game Crash (12%)

  4. Glitches (10%)

    Glitches (10%)

  5. Matchmaking (8%)

    Matchmaking (8%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Overwatch outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
AustraliaBrisbane Game Crash
United StatesOshkosh Online Play
MexicoCórdoba Matchmaking
United StatesMoorhead Glitches
MexicoChihuahua Online Play
BrazilCampos dos Goytacazes Sign in
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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • BluminousFPS Bum (@BluminousFPS) reported

    @DailyTF2Memes I can accept people liking Fortnite, Apex, Valorant & Call of Duty but if you genuinely enjoy overwatch 2 you have issues

  • rwilliams1310 ryan (@rwilliams1310) reported

    Smh @PlayOverwatch @Blizzard_Ent lag out then get in back on wifi less than a minute later. Now suspended for 1 hour, no option to reconnect or anything. So ducking done with overwatch

  • jacobabrams300 Jacob Abrams (@jacobabrams300) reported

    @Gale_Adelade Lol bruh every hero has a counter stop crying, u just mad cuz u have to adjust instead of comfortably win every game. If anything the matchmaking is ******* terrible and we can all agree on that, but if Sojourn is a problem for u then figure out a solution Mr. Overwatch 🥱😴

  • texturedghost Tex 🍄 (@texturedghost) reported

    @finnbasil :0 the other day it was overwatch only but sadly i’ve been having the same issues when streaming league. not bitrate tho :0 i would appreciate the video tho regardless 👀

  • dingusnubbis Max (@dingusnubbis) reported

    insane how after 30 odd szns of overwatch mercy pockets are still a problem LMAO

  • Darkfoxy6 Darkfoxy (@Darkfoxy6) reported

    Crazy how Sojourn and Hog have been a problem since release but @PlayOverwatch has refused to do any serious nerfs. They're going to kill Overwatch 2 the same way as they did with Overwatch 1 if they keep letting characters run rampant

  • ethunderx Cyberstarnova (@ethunderx) reported

    @DJfriendlygamer @st3v3132 @NikoMueller Yet how is it showing off their market power when they haven't done anything with them? Ntm that MS has Elderscrolls, Fallout, Doom, COD, Spyro, Crash, Diablo, Overwatch, WOW, Banjo and Kazooie, Fable, Halo, Gears Of War, and more. So isn't that a huge show of market power?

  • ceceeeeexo cece (@ceceeeeexo) reported

    @WinterSkyo why are u better at fixing overwatch's ui issues than blizzard lmao

  • Rory47802401 Rory (@Rory47802401) reported

    @PlayOverwatch I paid money and didn't get potg I think it was a bug please fix and for this bug i expect 10000 overwatch credits thank you🥰🥰🥰

  • ThatzRazin ThatzRazin (@ThatzRazin) reported

    @Kara_mystic The only live service game I enjoy playing is Destiny 2. Don't get me wrong, I'll play COD And Overwatch 2 as well, but I'm not having a good time playing them, just need a break from so much Destiny some times.

  • comud27 CoMud (@comud27) reported

    @SNDorns @jasonschreier Diablo and Overwatch are both multiplayer franchises which Microsoft wouldnt make exclusive. Small franchises like Crash Bandicoot or Spyro are fair game, they would have a nominal effect on industry competitiveness

  • Alicesalazarhi Alice (@Alicesalazarhi) reported

    @KrustyBurner @NextGenPlayer They know, guitar hero, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Call of duty, Diablo, StarKraft, Overwatch, Candy Crush, etc.

  • Corps_De_Blah Oz Deveraux (@Corps_De_Blah) reported

    @strawberryjava @megamilkxl @OWAnonymous_ Because you insist the game is bad because of the players and replicate this idea that Overwatch 2 is suffering some gameplay error, which then gets picked up and spread around the community making the community, in turn, toxic.

  • IronNovahkiin 🌻 IronVoid 🌻 (@IronNovahkiin) reported

    @strawberryjava @megamilkxl @OWAnonymous_ People leaving mid game was absolutely a problem in overwatch 1 as well. Your gripe is with gamer bros rage quitting on you, not the game itself.

  • leekoii_ lee (@leekoii_) reported

    I’ve decided my first stream of 2023 will be watching overwatch match replays 🥰 I never get to show how I really play on stream bc of joycon errors :’D

  • Adam98206118 Adam (@Adam98206118) reported

    Can blizzard actually fix matchmaking in comp? I am in lobbies with bronze-plat teammates while the enemy team is diamond+ #Overwatch2 #overwatch

  • SNDorns z (@SNDorns) reported

    @comud27 @jasonschreier Why can’t you just look them up? Diablo, crash, overwatch, are some big ones. Plus all of the games they publish through third party might now be exclusives. Any future new IP’s as well.

  • nachjoss jos (@nachjoss) reported

    @BlizzardCS hello i watched the challengers cup finals for a total 9 hours and i never received my overwatch league tokens yet is there a problem ? Mind you i have received all my past tokens but not this time battle id yeji#21473

  • chuulette des (@chuulette) reported

    Been losing matches all day due to dumbass overwatch bugs blizzard FIX YOUR GAME

  • megamilkxl Kai (@megamilkxl) reported

    @strawberryjava @OWAnonymous_ toxic mentality, “overwatch 2 man…” negative attitude/only focusing on negatives when they happen is going to make you not enjoy any game. i personally haven’t noticed people leaving as a particular issue, any more than it was in overwatch 1. hope you can enjoy the game someday

  • Nea_VT NeaVT (@Nea_VT) reported

    PC get fixed yay. Few days later. Yea now all of my games crash even overwatch which isn't even using half my cpu gpu or memory. but no i get a encoding error.

  • Corps_De_Blah Oz Deveraux (@Corps_De_Blah) reported

    @strawberryjava @megamilkxl @OWAnonymous_ First you say leavers are a problem, the. You say you love the game but the game sucks, then you say, the streamers agree with me! Who cares? Your negativity and people like you who do nothing but complain makes Overwatch a miserable experience more than any game change

  • snakestores Robin (@snakestores) reported

    Also ngl I'm kinda tired of Overwatch. I feel like the driving point playing it during OW1 was to get the skins via lootboxes and play more when you get those skins and wear them. You obviously can't do that anymore without spending This wouldn't be a problem if it was cheaper

  • TheAdmiral4 TheAdmiral (@TheAdmiral4) reported

    @FinanaRyugu This sort of thing really creates a problem too. In team-based games like Overwatch communication is a huge deal. If people are being driven to leave voice or chat it can put a team at a pretty big disadvantage. Stuff like this helps no one.

  • GuillaumeJeanL3 Jeune Broke (@GuillaumeJeanL3) reported

    Yep overwatch 2 is broken

  • PinkyThumbYT PinkyThumb (@PinkyThumbYT) reported

    @Kofie Ranked Overwatch feels broken rn, and I’m not just sayin that cuz I suck at it

  • ksysoIo kit #AIB2 (@ksysoIo) reported

    i want to talk about doom at your service but i cant bring myself to call doom “Doom” like it reminds me of doomfist from overwatch i hate myself for that

  • Cowbit101 Prince Cowbit (@Cowbit101) reported

    >Playing Overwatch >Decide to take a break from sweaty comp matches >Open queue Quickplay >Pick my favourite character, don't care if I win or lose >Flamed because not playing stuff that's good/broken >Day ruined Ever happen to you?

  • texturedghost Tex 🍄 (@texturedghost) reported

    alright well it seems as though my stream issues haven’t been fixed. i think overwatch and my bitrate are fine again, now obs loses connection to my twitch and then just can’t connect so it yoinks my stream offline

  • RasslingNerd DesTiny (@RasslingNerd) reported

    Overwatch’s player base is in such a shot state. Been on this game since release and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it this bad. One quit almost dictates a constant 3v5 even with crossplay. PC pool and console pool alone both have the same issues on top of that. Its like, wtf. 😐