
When Activision Blizzard discussed its financial results for the Q4 2020 quarter, the company confirmed that Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 are not planned for release in 2021. When it was first announced at BlizzCon 2019, the team confirmed that it wasn't coming soon, not even "Blizzard soon," and this was before the global pandemic affected the development of video games, causing things to slow down and be pushed back publicly or internally.

Source: Blizzard (screenshot) (Image credit: Source: Blizzard (screenshot))ĭiablo 4 won't be released anytime soon. environment events that'll allow multiple players to fight massive threats together.Īlthough Diablo 4 will be on Xbox and PC, we don't know if it'll support cross-play with the PS5. The game will always be online, though you can play by yourself if you want to. Trading and clans will also be available, though we don't know a lot about them right now. Player combat, or PvP, will be available in certain areas. Players earn Skill points and Passive points, with Skills in the upper sections of the tree and Passives in the lower sections. There'll be two other classes in the game at launch, though we don't know what they are right now.ĭiablo 4's skill system currently takes the form of a literal skill tree. Three classes have been revealed so far: Barbarian, Druid and Sorceress. Together, they make up the world of Diablo 4, which is larger than any past Diablo game.

Right now, there are five distinct regions: Scosglen, Fractured Peaks, Dry Steppes, Hawezar, and Kejhistan. It's early days but there are a few different things we know for sure. Blizzard shared quarterly updates on the design process for Diablo 4 throughout 2020. Source: Blizzard Entertainment (Image credit: Source: Blizzard Entertainment)Īs a top-down action RPG, Diablo 4 will be similar to past titles like Diablo 3, with the developers changing different aspects in order to balance the grind for better loot with functionality that makes for a fun game.
