Blizzard is open to the idea of bringing the seasons, the Seasons, of Diablo 3 to the consoles Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
It is not yet a promise that Blizzard makes in the interview with IGN, but at least a declaration of intent: The season mechanic could also come to the console.
The “season feature” brings movement into the hack-and-slash game: A new season comes along with a patch and provides incentives to dust off Diablo 3, to try out the latest version: With a new season, players can create fresh heroes, start from scratch, and earn unique rewards while playing with the new hero.
Initially, Blizzard thought that consoles were not suitable for the “seasons”, as players do not need to be online all the time, and players on consoles were more focused on a “couch experience with their buddies” rather than a global race.
Back then, it was believed that the seasons were more about “ranking”, the race against other players. However, Blizzard has now recognized that many use the seasons for a fresh start when the game has become a bit stale.
And console players could also benefit from this. The decision not to bring seasons to the Playstation 4 and Xbox One will be looked at again.
The Ashbringer was one of the legendary weapons that were newly introduced to the game in April and caused a stir:
PvP is probably no longer a topic
“PvP” in Diablo 3 is probably dead. The legendary items that were so much fun in PvE ruined PvP. Whenever one decided to focus more on “player versus player”, it felt like the functioning part, the PvE part, suffered.
Blizzard did not want to comment on a possible further expansion or big future plans even before the upcoming patch 2.3. A release date for patch 2.3 has not been finalized yet. However, that should happen in the next 3 or 4 days. The new season starts on August 28, and before that, there will certainly be some patching.
