Blizzard’s hack-and-slash epic Diablo 3 seems to be popular with the Chinese. Over a million units have been sold since the launch of the closed beta, and a purchase is not even necessary: the game is largely free-to-play.
As reported by MMO Culture, the Asia MMO specialists, Diablo 3 has already sold a million copies in China. The open beta has been running there since April 23.
This is even more surprising since Diablo 3 is being launched in China with a free-to-play model. The first four acts of the game are playable for free; those who purchase a digital package gain access to act V, the adventure mode, and the RoS class Crusader.
In China, the standard digital edition costs 198 Renminbi, which is about 29 euros at the current exchange rate. There is also a luxury package for roughly twice that amount. We covered the aesthetic differences between the Chinese version and ours in this article.
Even though D3 has launched in China with a significant delay, Blizzard plans to start season 4 worldwide simultaneously.
