Diablo Immortal gets a surprise PC launch and release date
A release date for Diablo Immortal, the next entry in the acclaimed action RPG series, has been announced, alongside the surprise reveal that the formerly mobile-exclusive title will also be launching on PC.
Developer Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal will launch on June 2 for Android and iOS devices and will be released into open beta on PC at the same time. The free-to-play multiplayer RPG will support crossplay and cross-progression, letting you play with others across platforms, while retaining all character progression when you switch between PC and mobile.
The game will include controller support for both mobile and PC, and – in a first for the Diablo series – let PC players pick between a traditional point-and-click or WASD-based control scheme to move about Sancturay using their mouse and keyboard.
The announcement of the game’s PC release is something of a surprise. When Diablo Immortal was first teased back in 2018, Blizzard maintained it had no plans to bring the game to other platforms, prompting one Blizzcon crowd to boo the game's announcers.
Asked in a press briefing why the development team is now bringing the game to PC, game director Wyatt Cheng said the decision was made in response to fan feedback.
“It was and remains our intention to bring Diablo to as many players as possible, and we feel that mobile is an exciting opportunity to bring Diablo to players all around the world who might not experience the fun and joy of a Diablo game otherwise,” he said.
“When we started to go through our alpha and beta testing phases, we saw a lot of players ask for a PC version or talk about a PC version, or other players were talking about how they plan to emulate the game on PC. And we thought, ‘Gosh, if people are
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