The Overwatch League is set to kick-off its fifth season in April 2022, with the surprising bit being that it will do so on an early build of Overwatch 2. The long in the works sequel still doesn't have a release date but with plans to merge the original and sequel's multiplayer sides it looks like that stuff is progressing well. So much so that it'll make its debut via the League.

Which, yeah, is surprising. The confirmation comes from Jon Spector, vice president of the Overwatch League, and a Dotesports report citing a blizzard representative confirming that Overwatch 2 will be played in April. Overwatch 2, which expands on the original does feature a major shake-up in the form of moving to 5v5, instead of 6v6. And with that a single tank per side, which will bring fundamental changes to the overall meta.

Overwatch 2 is also set to feature a number of PvE modes and story missions so it'll be interesting to see what this means for the release date. Recent rumours have been pointing to a mid-2022 release window for the game, though word is that development progress on the anticipated sequel has been slower than expected.