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Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 notes announced The Hood and an expected cut of about 30% in PC disk use

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Published Oct 20, 2026 · 12:04 UTCPosted on Steam Aug 7, 2026 · 06:32 UTC

GameMarvel Rivals

Version9.5

PostedAug 7 · 06:32 UTC

SourceSteam announcement

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model, from public records. Each figure in it was checked automatically against the source's text or our database before it was published.

The Season 9.5 update of Marvel Rivals was set to begin on Aug 7, 2026, with maintenance estimated at 2 hours, according to notes that appeared in the game’s Steam announcements that day. The notes announced a new hero, The Hood. They also said a change to texture compression was expected to cut the hard drive footprint after installation by about 30% on PC, about 20% on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, and about 7% on PlayStation 4. The full notes are in the post titled “Marvel Rivals Version 20260807 Patch Notes - Season 9.5 Arrives” on Steam.1 2 3 4 5 6 7

How each figure was checked7 facts

the game whose Steam announcements carried the postMarvel RivalsOur database
the day the post appearedAug 7, 2026Our database
the season the post's title names9.5Our database
when the update begins and how long its maintenance was estimated to lastAugust 7th, 2026; estimated maintenance of 2 hoursSteam announcements of Marvel Rivals ↗
the new hero the notes announceThe Hood enters Marvel RivalsSteam announcements of Marvel Rivals ↗
the expected drop in hard drive footprint after installationPC ~30%, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 ~20%, PlayStation 4 ~7%Steam announcements of Marvel Rivals ↗
the post's titleMarvel Rivals Version 20260807 Patch Notes - Season 9.5 ArrivesOur database