Diablo 4 Is Giving Fans A Free Trial This Holiday Season, But It Might Not Be What Players Expected

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Blizzard is offering a free trial of across multiple platforms, which coincides with the early access launch of. This trial period, available on Xbox, PlayStation, and Battle.net, gives access to the game and its recent expansion, including the new Spiritborn class, until January 3, 2025.

For players looking to continue their experience beyond the trial, is also on sale with a 40% discount on Xbox and PlayStation, and a 35% discount on Battle.net and Steam. The official Twitter account promoted the free trial with a link to push the game to those who haven't purchased it.

The availability of a free trial for, alongside discounts, signals an attempt by Blizzard to draw in new players and retain existing ones amidst the release of a major competitor,. The discounts lower the entry pointfor those who may have been hesitant to buy the game at full price or may be on the fence between buying either game.

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's base game is available on Xbox Game Pass with a Battle.net account,but the expansion does not come with it. Should a Game Pass subscriber want the expansion after the free trial ends, they do not receive an extra discount outside the one offered to every Xbox owner. There was no end date for the discount given, but it will likely not last longer than the free trial.

is now a major force to be reckoned with in the ARPG genre and may be the killer. That is likely to force Blizzard to take some action with. The sheer number of players that has accumulated at the start of its early access period has to be intimidating. had one million early access redemptions and over half a million concurrent players after launch. This shows a large audience is eager for an alternative to or longtime fans could not wait to dive in.

The fan bases, while similar, are also heavily divided, as seen in the replies to the X post. User Gabe Sanford