[April 09 outage] Overwatch down and not launching, not working, login issues, unable to connect on Xbox and PS4? Here’s Overwatch server status info

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Original story (from Aug 22, 2019) follows:

Overwatch was released on May 26, 2016, and since then the game has been doing pretty well among the fans. Overwatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter game which has been developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The game features more than 30 playable characters.

The characters have been further categorized into the following roles: Tank, Damage and Support. Recently, Blizzard added a new character or hero to the Overwatch game. The new hero Sigma is an astrophysicist whose scientific experiment goes wrong, which makes him a living weapon.

The new hero has pretty interesting abilities, and players are trying to find the best of this new hero. We have mentioned all the abilities of this new hero Sigma in the article below. But before that, let us talk about a recent server or login issue which is affecting North American Overwatch players.

For the past three days, Overwatch players from the North American Region have been experiencing login,’ server lost’ and unable to connect issues. Blizzard CS – The Americas Twitter account also shared a tweet regarding the issue on August 19. Have a look at the official tweet below.

However, today Blizzard confirmed that the login issues have been resolved. If players are still facing connecting issues, they should troubleshoot the game. Have a look at the tweet in which Blizzard has confirmed that the issue has been resolved.

If you are on Xbox One or PS4 Console, you can follow the below-mentioned troubleshooting guide to resolve the connection issues. The troubleshooting steps below cover problems including can’t connect to Overwatch on the console, high latency, lag, getting dropped from Overwatch, and failed to connect to the game server.

• If you’re using a wireless connection, optimize your internet connection to rule out a connection issue.

• Check your network configuration to find any issues with your firewall, router, or port settings.

• Reset your network devices to make sure your router hasn’t become flooded with data.

• Run your console’s built-in connection test (PlayStation 4) (Xbox One).

• Select Show Network Stats from the Options > Video menu to view connection information. Diagnosing Overwatch Network Problems article defines each stat with possible troubleshooting steps.

• Use your console’s internet browser to run a Looking Glass test. This will help determine if the problem is between your console and our servers.

For a quick refresher, Sigma (Dr. Siebren de Kuiper’s) gets the power to control gravity when one of his scientific experiments goes wrong. Tank hero Sigma has some pretty interesting abilities including Hyperspheres, Kinetic Grasp, Accretion, Experimental Barrier. His ultimate ability is Gravitic Flux. You can learn more about Sigma by heading here.

Looks like Overwatch is down and not working as of writing this. Apart from user reports on Twitter, Down detector also conveys server connection issues.

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