How to Fix “Error starting game, trying again” in Overwatch 2

Do you get the “Error starting the game, try again” error in Overwatch 2?

The error message occurs when you try to play a game mode and it gets stuck at “Game found” and “Connecting to server”.

Overwatch 2 was released on October 4, 2022.

Since its release, the game has had many known issues.

Some known issues are server disconnects, cosmetics, items, currency not showing up, and others.

In this guide you will learn why Overwatch 2 says “Error starting game, trying again” and how to fix it.

Why does Overwatch 2 say “Error starting game, trying again”?

Overwatch 2 says “Error starting game, trying again” because the server is down.

You can check if Overwatch 2 is down by going to downdetector.com/status/overwatch-2/.

Once you’re there, check to see if the chart spikes.

If yes, that means the game may have stopped working and you need to wait for Blizzard to fix that on their side.

Another way to check if Overwatch 2 has stopped working is to go to Twitter and search for “Overwatch 2 down” or the bug you are experiencing.

You can also follow @BlizzardCS on Twitter for the status of the game.

Many players are complaining about downtime on Twitter.

“@BlizzardCSEU_EN Another server issue? It keeps repeating this, “Connecting to server, game started failing, try again”.

“Difficulty accessing certain game content” is an odd way of saying “The game cannot be played because our server is down again”.

“It says ‘Game Found’ for the last 5 minutes”.

To fix “Error starting game, trying again” in Overwatch 2, you need to try changing your region.

If your region change fails, it means the servers are down and you have to wait for them to be backed up.

Overwatch 2’s last server outage lasted about 3 hours.

Blizzard shares update on Twitter @BlizzardCS And @PlayOverwatch.

Fix 1: Change your region

Fix 2: Wait for the server to back up

Check if Overwatch 2 is down on DownDetector or Twitter.
If there is a large spike, it means the game has stopped working.
If the game is down, you need to wait a few hours for the server to come back up.
The last power outage lasted about 3 hours.

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