It also adds other new features at launch such as Paragon Boards and the Codex of Power, while several features from the previous games make a return. D4 is the first game in the series to feature a truly open world environment.

The game was announced on BlizzCon 2019, but the release date was moved due to the global pandemic. The game is available for the Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S platforms.ĭiablo IV is the fourth ARPG of the main Diablo series and the direct sequel to Diablo III. In fact, it's rather hard to imagine what the hold-up might be, but it seems Blizzard is working on both at the same time, assuming it will get resolved in time for release.Diablo IV is a 2023 action RPG fantasy hack-and-slash game created by Blizzard Entertainment. Not unless there's some sort of exclusivity agreement, but I don't think that's what's happening here. While multiplatform games might have yawning release gaps between say, PS4/Xbox One and Wii U versions (Watch Dogs, most recently), there usually isn't a long release gap between release dates for Sony and Microsoft's systems.

The PS4 Ultimate Evil Edition still has no firm release date, so I have to wonder if they're waiting to get things sorted with Microsoft so they can announce both versions are coming out at the same time, hopefully this spring or summer. Perhaps that's my inherent bias as a largely console gamer, but a few hundred hours sunk into the PC version means I've at least had the experience of both.

But for my money, I enjoyed the controller set-up far more than constantly key mashing and mouse clicking. Few people realize just how well the game functions on a console, long having been used to the PC version. That's good news, as somehow if Sony managed to land Diablo 3 as an exclusive, that would be a nice grab for them.

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