Apex Legends: Latest Update 10/6/2026 (Oct 6, 2026): what changed

Apex Legends: Latest Update 10/6/2026 was published on Oct 6, 2026 and includes 2 adjustments and 2 fixes.

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TL;DRRespawn starts a cross-play-by-default matchmaking test in US-West (extended to Wildcard on October 16) and fixes a Broken Moon floor gap and a lingering Gibraltar emote sound. Both tests run until the season ends on November 3.

Who this matters to

US-West console players

Cross-play is on by default during the test; turn it off in settings to opt out.

All 4 changes

Matchmaking

History · 2 patches →

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Test: cross-play is enabled by default for all players in US-West from October 7 until the season ends on November 3, to shorten queues and tighten skill bands. Console players can opt out.

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Starting tomorrow, October 7th at approximately 10am PT, we will be conducting a matchmaking test by enabling cross-play as the default option for all players, on all platforms in the US-West servers. The intention of this test is to shorten queue times and tighten matchmaking skill bands. This test will run until the season ends on November 3rd. Console players can opt out of the test by turning off cross-play in your settings menu.

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The test expands to Wildcard matchmaking on October 16 at 10am PT, for all platforms in US-West.

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Following early data showing promising impacts to queue times and tighter match skill-widths, we will be expanding this test to Wildcard matchmaking as well. This text expansion will be live at 10am PT, on October 16th and will impact players on all platforms in US-West.

Broken Moon

History · 2 patches →

Fix

Fixed missing floor geometry in Terraformer that let players clip into the ground.

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Fixed an issue with missing floor geo on Broken Moon in Terraformer; players are no longer able to clip into the ground.

Gibraltar

History · 3 patches →

Fix

Fixed the skydive emote audio persisting after landing.

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Fixed an issue with Gibraltar skydive emote audio persisting after landing.

See every Apex Legends buff and nerf from October 2026 across 5 updates: Apex Legends buffs and nerfs: October 2026 so far →

Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (curated by hand). Respawn's official Apex Legends quick update posted on Steam (app 1172470), between EA's season patch notes. Labels follow the publisher's wording and the numbers; matchmaking tests are labeled adjust. Source: store.steampowered.com · fetched Oct 20, 2026.