When Is Diablo 4 Coming Out For Xbox One. It’s still unbelievable, but it’s the truth. After a record $70 billion deal, Microsoft now owns Activision Blizzard and all of their IPs.
This means that legendary properties such as Diablo, Warcraft, StarCraft, Crash Bandicoot. And Call of Duty, which now owned by Microsoft, may become Xbox exclusives in the near future.
Nonetheless, it is far too early to know how things will play out and what this deal means for the future of next Activision Blizzard titles. And we won’t likely receive all the answers this year, as the deal slated to close in mid-2023.
Nonetheless, based on Microsoft’s overall gaming strategy and how they handled their Bethesda acquisition, we can make some educated judgments.
One of the most pressing concerns among Diablo fans is whether Diablo 4 would be available on Xbox Game Pass on Day 1. Here’s everything you need to know about Diablo 4’s Game Pass.
Is Diablo 4 going to be accessible on Day 1 of Xbox Game Pass?
Diablo IV, the fourth instalment in the renowned series that pioneered the action RPG genre, one of Blizzard’s most eagerly awaited titles.
Diablo 4 appears to be returning the franchise to its gritty and bleak roots, with plenty of blood and violent violence. In terms of gameplay design, the game continues to be a love letter to hardcore hack & slash aficionados while simultaneously offering a slew of new mechanics and features to breathe new life into the genre.
When Diablo 3 published, it was one of the best-selling PC games of all time. And there’s little doubt that Diablo 4 will do the same, if not more, if Microsoft decides to put the game on Xbox Game Pass.
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And that will very certainly happen right at launch, as one of Microsoft’s main pillars of business strategy is to make all first-party games (which Blizzard titles are today) available on Xbox Game Pass on Day 1.
This partially confirmed in the official announcement of the acquisition. Which stated that their goal is to “offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass,” adding that this will include “both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard’s incredible catalogue.”
When will Diablo 4 be available on Xbox Game Pass?
The agreement between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard expected to completed in the summer of 2023, when Microsoft will have entire control of the publisher.
Activision Blizzard games will begin to appear on Xbox Game Pass around that time. And given that Diablo 4 expected to published in the second half of 2023. Diablo 4 will almost probably be available on Xbox Game Pass when it launches.
The same is likely to be true for Diablo 3 and Diablo 2 Resurrected. Which will almost certainly available on Xbox Game Pass as soon as the purchase completed.
