And lots of other balance changes
With the PC patch already taken care of, Blizzard has now addedAna,Overwatch‘s new sniping support character, to the game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (though not without some bugs).
The full list of changes should look familiar if youcaught the notesfor the equivalent PC patch, but there are some important console-specific tweaks to keep in mind. Notably, Torbjörn and Symmetra have both had their turret damage reduced by 30 percent. Virtually everyone was calling for the former to be toned down, but the latter? Puzzling. Can’t say I saw that one coming at all.
There’s also greatly-appreciated buffs for my best boy Zenyatta (faster Harmony/Discord orb tossing and Transcendence movement; a larger pool of shields), plus a rework of D.Va. Her projectile-blocking Defense Matrix is a now designated as an “alternate fire” with a recharge meter, and Self-Destruct is both quicker to earn and explodeandshe no longer takes damage from the blast. Very good.
Not so good? Ana iscausing crasheson Xbox One, and there’s a problem with Mei’sice walls not breakingwhen they normally should. Blizzardsays it is awareof both issues and working on fixes.
PATCH FEATURES
New Hero: Ana (Support)
After being out of the fight for several years, one of Overwatch’s founding members is returning. Introducing Ana—a battle-scarred veteran who supports her teammates from a distance using a unique and highly specialized collection of weapons.
Ana’s primary weapon is her Biotic Rifle, which fires long-range darts that can restore the health of her allies or deal ongoing damage to her enemies. Meanwhile, her Biotic Grenade is perfect for a close-quarters clash, simultaneously healing teammates and injuring foes caught in its small area of effect. (Affected allies will also receive a temporary increase to all incoming healing, while affected enemies can’t be healed for a few moments.) And if the battle starts to get out of hand, Ana’s sidearm can fire a Sleep Dart, knocking her adversaries unconscious.
Plus, Ana’s ultimate ability, Nano Boost, empowers one of her teammates, granting faster movement, increased damage, and resistance to enemy attacks.
Bastion
D.Va
Developer Notes: D.Va isn’t being selected as often as our other tanks, and we feel a lot of that stems from the underperformance of her damage absorption abilities. So, we’ve reconfigured her Defensive Matrix, making it more flexible and giving players the ability to use it more often. We’ve also given Self-Destruct a little more oomph, because it felt slightly underwhelming when compared to many of Overwatch’s other ultimate abilities.
Lúcio
McCree
Developer Notes: While the game does feel better following the nerf to McCree’s close-range damage in a previous patch, it left him a little too weak. So, we’re increasing his effective distance, making his range similar to Soldier: 76’s. This should hopefully give players another option for dealing with pesky long-range damage dealing heroes like Pharah and Hanzo.
Mercy
Developer Notes: Mercy’s ultimate is one of the most powerful abilities in the game; however, players would often fly into the fray and die while using it. With this update, Resurrect will now take a bit longer to charge, but Mercy will be a lot safer when activating the ability in the middle of combat.
Torbjörn
Zenyatta
Developer Notes: While Zenyatta has never had the healing abilities of Lúcio or Mercy, he made up for it by dealing more damage. However, his lack of mobility and low health has meant he’s struggled to find a place in many games. To increase his effectiveness, we’ve made several changes, the biggest of which is an increased shield pool. This will allow him to go head-to-head with more enemies. The Orb of Harmony and Discord changes are also a quality of life change, helping Zenyatta move his orbs around and apply their effects more quickly. And lastly, we’ve increased Transcendence’s healing throughput. This ultimate was designed to be the most effective against sustained, high-damage fire and least effective against short, high-damage bursts (like D.Va’s or Junkrat’s ultimates). But, due to the amount of healing it provided, there were times when it was possible for even sustained fire to overcome Transcendence’s output. We’ve made the heal powerful and also allowed Zenyatta to move around more quickly while it’s active.
[PS4] Overwatch Patch Notes – June 10, 2025[Overwatch]
