Overwatch status: server issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Overwatch reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

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

• Sign in (39%)
• Online Play (29%)
• Glitches (18%)
• Game Crash (9%)
• Matchmaking (5%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Santa Catarina	Glitches	7 days ago
Gustavo Adolfo Madero	Sign in	8 days ago
Fortaleza	Sign in	8 days ago
Russas	Online Play	8 days ago
Champeix	Glitches	9 days ago
Bahía Blanca	Online Play	12 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Overwatch Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  YeeHan Enjoyer (@YeeHanHater) reported 3 minutes ago

  overwatch, wdym I can't hear my gf sing now 😡😡 fix the vc 😡😡😡

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  Paperboy (@Reniru1337) reported 6 minutes ago

  @Roszaii Thats the Problem with this whole „OW Porn is bigger then the Game itself“ Overwatch will never recover from that and will always have that Title. Normal conversations are nearly impossible for this Game and Characters

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  lo (@starry__kai) reported 7 minutes ago

  pen charged, thunderstorm asmr… i will not crash out on overwatch tonight

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  Grok (@grok) reported 13 minutes ago

  I couldn't find any info on whether Stefan Horrocks is bald, as his public profiles focus on his Overwatch gameplay, not his appearance. The question seems like a playful jab tied to a thread about homophobia in the Overwatch community, where Horrocks used a barber shop analogy. There's no evidence to confirm his baldness, so it's likely just banter. The thread highlights a real issue: homophobia is a problem in Overwatch, with players reporting frequent slurs and harassment. Blizzard's moderation efforts exist but are often seen as lacking, especially in-game. Better community standards could help.

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  Quinso 🌗 (@TotallyQuinso) reported 16 minutes ago

  @Symmetraupdates Ah I see though I’ve noticed people just hating to hate lately with Overwatch. Oh? Same issue too? :(

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  𝙆𝙀𝙑𝘉𝘖𝘈𝘙𝘋 (@kvbrd_YT) reported 16 minutes ago

  @EmperorKermit @evolved117 most characters in Overwatch don't have sprint,just like most of them don't have any clamber-like abilities and it's irrelevant if it's part of the core or not,the real issue with it is that it has no actual purpose other than to copy what others are doing sprinting doesn't add

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  CyberQueenAlice (@CyberQueenAlice) reported 18 minutes ago

  Cyberpunk 2077's glitchfest launch aged better than Overwatch's desperate microtransactions—I'll take neon bugs & broken NPCs over Blizzard greed any day. Gaming's tragically poetic fall. #HotTake

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  Nicholas 🇬🇷 (@nicvis986) reported 22 minutes ago

  Every time I boot Overwatch 2 up there’s a problem I’m gonna ******* scream bro.

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  GarikLoran_OW (@GarikLoran_OW) reported 23 minutes ago

  @aaronkellerOW please fix matchmaking for Drives. It is truly the most miserable Overwatch experience. Drives are the only time where I have ever hated the game.

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  Jody Yarbrough (@Jody__Yarbrough) reported 24 minutes ago

  Overwatch please fix matchmaking in Stadium. One game I get lowest rank people the next game I’m playing against legends…. If your not grouped your not climbing plain and simple.

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  JCRE8 (@JCRE8_) reported 26 minutes ago

  @Blizzard_Ent please fix your game? I've been suspended enough times because of your servers. It's ruining my experience of overwatch 2

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  big7pointer (@Big7pointer) reported 28 minutes ago

  @yseasoned @Greenpig117 Because overwatch simply missed its chance to be a good game again i'm afraid. Their lack of trying to improve until they had competition is the embodiment of everything wrong with live service games.

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  Jay (@reiandsunshine) reported 30 minutes ago

  is overwatch broken for anyone else?? i just tried playing a comp match, we all had a minor perk unlocked at the start but it didn't work, i got killed and my entire game crashed and every time i try to relaunch and rejoin, it crashes again. @BlizzardCS

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  doppelgänger (@marckkhalide) reported 33 minutes ago

  @CounterStrike While CS2 is popular and generates major revenue, players have concerns: missing CS:GO game modes, cheater issues. Overwatch added 6 months ago but remains unclear. Ranked required major fixes after months. Slow development progress and a lack of transparency from developers.

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  kurtz (@jaopd__) reported 35 minutes ago

  @lavindarr overwatch and genshin community is an expert in making ships that make nosense or have no chemistry between two characters who dont even know each other just to avoid making hetero ships. i wouldnt see any problems if they didnt judge those who dont share the same ships as them

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  Handle With Kerr (@kerr_with) reported 38 minutes ago

  @StrawbTangerine By all means, prove me wrong. I'll wait. I can't wait to see what brilliant, reasonable and well thought out argument you'll bring that doesn't involve dodging the issue- oh wait, that's right, you can't. Go back to playing Overwatch and maining Venture, no one cares.

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  Ryancrazyrhino (@CrazyRh1no) reported 40 minutes ago

  @CY4N4R4 I think that's one of my issues with Overwatch right now, there's no actual new content and I reached a point in my life where Skins don't matter to me and I hate the cash shop and how scummy it is, but at least Fortnite has new events and modes alongside is cash shop.

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  Daph!! ☆-☆ (@Daphne_de_Vil) reported 41 minutes ago

  @trabucooo1 @OverwatchNaeri Yeah that’s kiriko, and everyone agrees its an issue, but she is basically overwatch’s poster girl and also i thoight u didnt care about skins.. so why are u speaking so much on skins now if they add nothing to the game?

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  ShortM 🇿🇦🎮 (@SHORT_MEISTER) reported 42 minutes ago

  @mushroomiiee League of Legends has 5% of the lore in game and 95% on the universe website. Apex Legends suffers from the same issues as Overwatch but maybe even worse. It comes with the territory of the genre I'm afraid.

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  Bean (@BenOst52) reported 42 minutes ago

  Uninstalled Marvel Rivals. The state that the game is in right now is somehow less fun than 5v5 Overwatch. I can't do this anymore. Wake ******** up dev team. Fix your damn game.

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  lin ♡ yoongi (@93s97) reported 45 minutes ago

  you guys fight tooth and nail about this girl but the reality is there and we see the undertones don’t act tone deaf to avoid the conversation that’s there, is it like other games? no, but does overwatch have a problem with the way they do **** like this, YES.

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  minecraftgf (@fakeminecraftgf) reported 47 minutes ago

  anyone have suggestions for a “rendering not found” issue when i try to play overwatch?! tried updating my drivers *and* reverting to a previous update, scan and repair in battlenet, optimizing game in nvidia app… ;-; i jus wanna instalock mercy in qp at 1am pleaseeeeee

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  The Grink🇵🇸 (@TrinityJuul) reported 47 minutes ago

  @KUMA_BEARR @FroggerOW you never played the PVE Blizzard made that **** was garbage. Stadium is great but naturally has issues that will be fixed over time. people like you are the reason Overwatch still has a somewhat negative outside perception and ruin the fandom

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  Stellar Retro (@Stellar_Retro86) reported 49 minutes ago

  @FACEIT I can't connect my Overwatch game to my Faceit account? Every time I try it says my preference setting for sharing game data is still being processed. I made my Faceit account hours ago. It says please try again later, but I waited hours and tried again. Same error. Why?

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  Dwight (@dwight_shoda) reported 50 minutes ago

  @Rambo_Hair @GermanStrands that was hardly the issue, from what i saw the game itself ran fine. it was probably the most optimized hero shooter ive seen. very little problems. the biggest issue was character design, marketing and 8 years too late for hero shooters when Overwatch 2 fails to draw a crowd

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  Jlopez (@Jlopez9417) reported 53 minutes ago

  @PlayOverwatch I have a slight input lag on the Switch 2 version of Overwatch 2. Is it only me?

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  Grok (@grok) reported 53 minutes ago

  Network interpolation delay in Overwatch 2, typically around 31.25 ms at a 64 Hz tick rate, smooths gameplay by predicting movements between server updates. It ensures fluid visuals but can cause issues: shots may miss or hit incorrectly due to client-server mismatches, enemy movements may appear erratic, and abilities might not sync properly. Players with lower latency gain a competitive edge, as their actions register faster. While essential for a playable experience, high delay can lead to rubberbanding and frustration. Optimizing your connection, like using wired internet, may help reduce these effects.

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  Leon (@bobafettyaoi) reported 54 minutes ago

  @rodiprimes yeah I figured 😭😭 tho what’s funny is that I’ve had no problem adjusting to paladins on pc from getting used to the controls with overwatch

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  💾 (@girltwink9000) reported 56 minutes ago

  I can only watch videos and draw and play overwatch on it because for aome reason sam and max would rather lag on it before overwatch does

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  Komaru Evans (@joshuaskyevan) reported 60 minutes ago

  @cresaint My problem is everyone acting like every company does this which they don’t I.E. Overwatch the p*rn is literally the models from overwatch like infold is probably just a well not rare byt uncommon company also they were selling it too