Blizzard is pushing out Overwatch’s competitive play patch tonight — but only on PC. Console players on PS4 and Xbox one will see the update next week. “We know this isn’t an ideal way to deliver new content, so we’re going to continue to refine our patching processes over the next few months in an effort to sync up our release dates across platforms as closely possible,” says the studio.
Bear in mind that this first season of competitive play will be shorter than usual — two months, not three — thanks to its launch date in the middle of summer. The company explains that getting competitive play rewards to player was one reason behind that decision.
“As a result, our inaugural season will include approximately 1.5 months of play rather than the full 2.5 months, ending on August 18 across all platforms,” Blizz writes. “The Fall 2016 season will then begin as scheduled following our standard two-week off-season break.”
