At the Blizzcon 2019 "Diablo 4" was officially announced: What we know about the release date, the biggest changes and the gameplay.

Even before the unveiling at Blizzcon 2019 in Anaheim, California, all the rumors spoke in favor of an announcement of "Diablo 4". And indeed Blizzard finally unveiled the long-awaited sequel to the legendary Hack and Slay series at the in-house show. But what awaits players in Diablo 4? Which part of the series is the closest to comparable? And most important: When will Diablo 4 appear?

We try to clarify this in our article. But first you should watch the gameplay clip for "Diablo 4", which impressively shows the first gameplay scenes of all Diablo 4 classes.

Diablo 4: Release Date | When does the game appear?

Diablo 4 will be released soon. The long-suffering Blizzard fans know that the developer also has cult status in that blizzard-language "soon" often means that a few more years should pass before we can slaughter through "Diablo 4". Unfortunately, the developer's statement that the game is in a "very early state" at the Blizzcon 2019 presentation and demo, and Game Director Luis Barriga told IGN, "Our game is not coming very soon. Not even Blizzard-soon. "

For at least a small contradiction, however, ensures the fact that Diablo 4 is supposed to appear next to the PC for the current generation of consoles. Since the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett already appear in late 2020, a Diablo 4 for PS4 and Xbox One, which could celebrate, for example, in 2022 its release, actually make no sense. But the fans must be prepared for a long wait or not.

Diablo 4: These are the biggest changes | Classes, Open World, Features

Already after the first gameplay excerpts and announcement trailers is clear: Diablo 4 is again much darker and contrast poorer than "Diablo 3" and should, as far as the atmosphere is concerned, based on the previous hack and slay Croesus "Diablo 2". The Blizzard team has created a brand new open world consisting of five regions, which for the first time has no linear campaign. That There is no strict specification as to how you want to tread the story of Diablo 4. Of course, up to four players in co-op mode will be able to fight off the countless enemies and have a mount on board to get from A to B faster.

There will be a total of five classes in the finished game. Three of them were already revealed at the Blizzcon 2019: The Sorceress, the Barbarian and the Druid. While the Sorceress and the Barbarian are of course based on their predecessors, you can transform yourself into a mighty bear with the Druid, for example, and fuel your opponents with special attacks. All classes should also be optically highly individualizable. Of course, the "Looten" and "Leveln" also motivating again, it should of course also give weapons and equipment sets and detailed skill trees.

In addition, the PVP aspect of the game should be significantly expanded. And the hard-bitten Diablo fans can look forward to a feature: Hardcore mode is back on board in Diablo 4. Of course, what else you can expect from Diablo 4, you will also find out at this point, because we will be updated here!