Overwatch League Details Shift to Overwatch 2 for Season 5
Blizzard is ready to start making announcements regarding Overwatch 2. On Thursday, Overwatch 2 game director Aaron Keller announced a shift in direction for the game, prioritizing getting it in players' hands sooner rather than later. Now Blizzard is back for a Friday announcement, this time regarding the Overwatch League. In a new community update, Blizzard confirms some key details regarding Overwatch League Season 5, including a shift to an early version of Overwatch 2 — but with a catch.
Overwatch League head Sean Miller officially confirmed that when Season 5 begins, it would be played in Overwatch 2. That includes all of Overwatch 2's PvP changes and additions, such as the change from6v6 teams to 5v5, the introduction of new Hero Sojourn, a variety of Hero reworks, some map additions, and the new Push competitive mode. It'll be a dramatically different Overwatch League compared to what came before.
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The full schedule for the fifth season of the Overwatch League has also been released. Overwatch League Season 5 will officially begin on May 5, starting a month of Kickoff Clash Qualifier matches. Following the completion of the fourth week of Kickoff Clash matches, the Kickoff Clash double-elimination tournament will take place in June. The rest of Season 5 will progress with Midseason Madness from June through July, Summer Showdown in August through September, Countdown Cup in September and October, and the Season 5 Playoffs in October and November.
There is a catch to today's announcement, however. AsOverwatch fans know, Blizzard is delivering a much thinner Overwatch 2 experience to start rather than waiting to complete the full game. That means that this
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