While Blizzard and Activision might not have any current public plans to bring Diablo 4 to Game Pass, it's almost certainly been discussed broadly in negotiations. That's much tougher to guess because we just don't know. Of course, that will lead to many players wondering if Diablo 4 will come to the service if the merger does go through. Keeping the two separate for now is best for everyone involved, especially with increased scrutiny on the merger over the last few months. Not only might it hurt Blizzard's sales, but it could also be a bad look when various governments are assessing whether to let the Activision-Microsoft merger go through. Until that happens, there's no real incentive for either party to put games on Game Pass at launch. After all, Activision Blizzard is not yet a Microsoft developer. Not having Diablo 4 at launch makes quite a bit of sense.

Unfortunately, we can confirm that Diablo 4 won't be available on Game Pass at launch and may never come to the service. Also, be sure to check out our review of the game to see how it stacks up against other Diablo games and releases so far this year. While you wait on the game to release, be sure to go ahead and preload it and get ready for your launch time be it early access or the full release, depending on which version of the game you bought. But in an age where so many games come to Xbox Game Pass - and especially during a time where Microsoft is actively trying to acquire - it's reasonable to wonder whether or not a game like Diablo 4 will be playable on day one via a subscription service like Xbox Game Pass.ĭiablo 4's Xbox Game Pass status and its potential future there is explained below. It's unfortunately adopting the starting price point of $69.99 regardless of whether you're playing it on PC or on a console, but for those who've been waiting so long for a new Diablo game, that $10 difference won't dissuade many. Diablo 4 is set to launch on June 6th, and when it does, it'll be out on most platforms with releases planned for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

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