In addition to the 2019 reveal, the last few days have brought with us most of the news we received Diablo 4 until here. And while we may not have another massive dumping of information about the game in this way for some time, Blizzard has ensured that more routine development updates are still planned for this year.
Just like last year, Blizzard has confirmed that it will make quarterly updates to Diablo 4 throughout 2021. Speaking to us here at ComicBook.com, Diablo 4Chief systems designer Joe Piepiora said the routine updates to the game that occurred throughout 2020 will continue throughout this year. Although a game update is not happening this quarter, given all the information we just released during BlizzCon, more information will come at a later date.
Piepiora went on to say that the Diablo 4 quarterly updates are not only beneficial for fans who want to learn more about the next action RPG, but also help the Blizzard team know how their work is being received by the community. “We love quarterly updates. It is a great way for us, because we are very iterative as a development team ”, explained Piepiora. “We love the idea of being able to publish as a blog post with some very detailed and substantial design information to give you a sense of how the game is going to be played and just see the community’s reaction to it. We accept the feedback we receive […] and we try to integrate that into our thinking as we consider these things. It is useful to get that feedback as we go through the process. “
At the moment, we still don’t know when the next quarterly update is coming, but sometime in late spring looks likely. If there is anything notable about this update, we will end up sharing the details with you here at ComicBook.com.
Diablo 4 does not yet have a launch window of any kind and will most likely be in development for some time. When it is released, however, it is scheduled to arrive on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Iterations for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are also likely to be announced in the future.