“Our team tested a number of fixes, but in the interest of time and allowing players to get back into Competitive Play, we have made the choice to extend Season 26 a few days while we continue to identify the cause of this issue and work on a fix.
“Season 27 is now anticipated to begin next Tuesday. In the interim, you can continue to play games attributed to Season 26. Since this is a bit out of the ordinary, there are some known issues we’d like to note upfront:
The Overwatch Season 27 release date has been pushed back until next week, with Blizzard hoping to kick things off at around 7pm PST.