We now know that Diablo Immortal will also be released on PC. However, Game Director Wyatt Cheng recently spoke about how that should look. It sounds like many systems still need to be adjusted and improved.
Where can I play Diablo Immortal? As announced during the release announcement, Diablo Immortal will be released on June 2 for PC, Android, and iOS. You can play the new ARPG on your home computer as well as on the go with a smartphone or tablet.
Originally, Diablo Immortal was intended only for mobile devices. The porting to PC came as a surprise, but it brings two important features: crossplay and cross-save. Here you can find the system requirements for PC.
You can play with all platforms together and continue your progress from on the go at home on PC – and vice versa. In our special, you will find everything you need to know about Diablo Immortal.
What should I pay attention to on PC? Although Diablo Immortal will be released on June 2, you can initially only play an open beta on PC. This means that many systems are still being tested and errors may occur.
However, since there will be no deletion after the beta (no “wipe”), we are talking about a soft launch. Nevertheless, PC is only the secondary platform for Diablo Immortal – we will reveal what you need to prepare for.
In our video, you can find everything you need to know about Diablo Immortal in 3 minutes:
“We remain focused on Mobile”
What disadvantages do I have on PC? Game Director Wyatt Cheng answered questions regarding the PC port in a Q&A (via wowhead). From his answers, we can derive some important information for PC players, including:
- the PC client is still in beta – Cheng expects that some bugs will still occur
- especially with regard to controls, Blizzard is relying on feedback from beta players
- The goal is that Diablo Immortal runs better on PC than with emulators
- the UI will not be scalable for the time being
- Texts are sized on PC as they are on Mobile, so they will require some acclimatization, but scroll lengths are identical
According to Cheng, mobile devices should continue to be the focus of development. He states specifically in a response:
We want to remain focused on Mobile as the primary platform and see the PC as an enhancement of emulation. But not as something that costs too many development resources to make Mobile the best [experience] possible – like live content patches, etc.
Wyatt Cheng
The controls will work with both mouse and keyboard as well as with a controller. However, we do not yet know exactly how the mouse control will look. There are currently still tests missing. A port for M1 Macs and AppleTV is currently not planned, by the way.
What else should I pay attention to? Diablo Immortal will be a service game, continuously developed. You will receive content patches on both PC and Mobile. However, we do not yet know whether they will be released simultaneously.
Among the new content are new legendaries, new bosses, and even new classes. Data miners have already found a possible new class: a vampire knight. However, whether this will be added is still open.
Diablo Immortal is also supposed to be an MMO and rely heavily on social components. While you will be able to play solo, you will need a group for most content if you want to play it efficiently. We have already broken down what you need to know about this on MeinMMO:
Can you play Diablo Immortal solo and what content is only available for groups?
