‘Overwatch’ Season 5 End Date: Season 6 starts soon — what you need to know about rewards and timing

The clock’s ticking, friends: Season five of Overwatch competitive play is coming to a close. If you want to maximize your end-of-season competitive rewards, you’ll need to make sure you’re aware of exactly when season five ends — and when season six begins.

Here’s what you need to know.

Overwatch Season 5 end date, season 6 start date

According to an announcement on the Overwatch forums, season five will end on Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. Eastern — the very same day the Summer Games event ends. Season six of competitive Overwatch will begin just a few days later, on Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. Eastern.

If you need a refresher, here’s a breakdown of the amount of competitive points you’ll earn based on the maximum skill rating you earned during season five:

• SR 1 to 1,499 (Bronze): 100 CP

Blizzard has yet to announce what upcoming changes to the competitive format players can expect for season six, but we’ll let you know before Aug. 31 rolls around.

More Overwatch news and updates

For more on Overwatch, check out the rest of what Mic has to offer. Here is an intro to the cute, new “Wholesome Overwatch” subreddit, a look at some gorgeous Overwatch-themed PS4 and Xbox One controllers, a cool Easter egg in the new Horizon Lunar Colony map and a criticism of Blizzard’s failures in its design of Symmetra.