A post on the Battle.net forums outline the plans for Competitive Play's release. Console players can expect the mode sometime next week, though Blizzard does not have an exact date to announce at this point.
"We know this isn’t an ideal way to deliver new content, so we’re going to continue to refine our patching processes over the next few months in an effort to sync up our release dates across platforms as closely possible," the post reads, acknowledging the split release plan. The post also outlines that the first season of Competitive Play will be shorter than others, lasting about 1.5 months rather than the expected 2.5 months or so for future seasons. Blizzard cites the reasons for starting with a shorter season as a means of letting players work toward rewards as quickly as possible and so Blizzard can learn from the experience for future improvements.
Overwatch's game director Jeff Kaplan has previously said Competitive Play would receive updates after its launch, some of which come from the Public Test Region for the game.
Overwatch is among IGN's top PC games of 2016 so far, and for more, check out details Blizzard has released about the mode. Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush.
