Overwatch’s October 20 Update Wipes Replay Codes and Fixes a PC DualSense Issue
The patch also fixes a bug that stopped players from completing the "Not so Thankless" challenge by thanking Sombra.
Overwatch’s October 20, 2026, bug-fix update wiped replay codes and corrected a Sombra challenge bug and a DualSense controller problem on PC, as detailed in Blizzard’s October 20 patch notes.
Replay codes from the October 6 patch remained available after the October 13 hotfix, but the October 20 update wiped them.
Overwatch Patch Notes for October 20, 2026
Bug Fix Update
This is a bug fix update. Replay codes have been wiped.
Bug Fixes
General
- Fixed an issue preventing the challenge “Not so Thankless” from being completed by thanking Sombra.
- Fixed a bug where DualSense controllers were not working properly on PC.
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Overwatch
Developed by Blizzard Entertainment
Overwatch is a free-to-play first-person hero shooter developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Players choose from a large roster of role-based heroes and compete in 5v5 team matches across various objective-based game modes, with both casual and ranked competitive play. Originally released as Overwatch 2 in 2023 as a successor to the 2016 original, the game was rebranded to simply Overwatch in 2026 with a renewed focus on seasonal narrative content and expanded hero rosters.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Release August 10, 2023
- Publisher Blizzard Entertainment
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