Diablo 4 Coming to Steam; Another Breakthrough From Blizzard
Blizzard surprised us again with the announcement that Diablo 4 will be released on Valve's platform - and it's coming soon. Could this be an attempt to save the game?
Even Overwatch 2 being on Steam seemed a sensation, but Blizzard just one-upped itself by announcing, that also Diablo 4 will appear on Valve's platform. This will take place on October 17, which is less than two weeks from now.
A Battle.net account will be required to play, and during the game we will earn Steam achievements and be able to participate in games with users of other platforms through the cross-play feature.
Recall that the same day will mark the start of the second season in Diablo IV - Season of Blood, which will revolve around vampires. So it seems that Blizzard wants to enter Valve's platform with a bang.
In fact, one might ask a question what today's announcement tells of the condition of the latest installment of the legendary hack'n'slash series. While the introduction of Overwatch 2 on Steam did not appear to be anything out of the ordinary, given the controversy constantly weighing on this free-to-play shooter, Diablo - Blizzard's strongest, it would seem, asset - comes as a genuine surprise.
One can conclude that not only the game is doing worryingly badly on Twitch - despite the claims of its great success immediately after its release - and Blizzard has decided to take a radical step to sustain interest in its flagship product.
Is this in fact the case? We will get a better insight into what is happening with Diablo 4, once the title becomes available on Steam and we can monitor its activity results..
