Overwatch Patch Notes (Oct 20, 2026): what changed

Overwatch Patch Notes was published on Oct 20, 2026 and includes 1 adjustment and 2 fixes.

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TL;DRA small bug fix update with no balance changes. It fixes the "Not so Thankless" challenge not completing when thanking Sombra and DualSense controllers not working properly on PC. Replay codes have been wiped.

Who this matters to

Challenge hunters

The "Not so Thankless" challenge can now be completed by thanking Sombra.

PC players on DualSense controllers

DualSense controllers now work properly on PC.

All 3 changes

Not so Thankless

Fix

Fixed an issue preventing the "Not so Thankless" challenge from being completed by thanking Sombra.

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Fixed an issue preventing the challenge "Not so Thankless" from being completed by thanking Sombra.

Controllers

Fix

Fixed a bug where DualSense controllers were not working properly on PC.

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Fixed a bug where DualSense controllers were not working properly on PC.

Replay codes

Adjust

Replay codes from before this update have been wiped.

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Replay codes have been wiped.

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Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Blizzard's live Overwatch patch notes as fetched; this entry is a bug fix update, so both changes are labeled fix. Source: overwatch.blizzard.com · fetched Oct 20, 2026.