Diablo IV Global Launch Timings Revealed for Early Access and Regulars; Endgame Progression Explained by Blizzard
Diablo IV is prepping to release in June and ahead of that, we've received global release times for both early access and regular launch. In a tweet, Mike Ybarra, president, Blizzard Entertainment confirmed that players who pre-ordered the Deluxe and Ultimate editions of the upcoming dark fantasy dungeon-crawler will get to play it early on June 1 at 4pm PT. For India, this translates to June 2 at 4:30am IST. Meanwhile, the Standard Edition's launch is scheduled for June 6 at 4:30am IST/ June 5 at 4pm PT in the US. Time and date remain uniform across all platforms, and you'll need continuous internet access to play Diablo IV.
To avoid confusion, Ybarra confirmed in follow-up tweets that the European time was in BST, whereas for Asia, it would be Korean time. While these dates point towards a promising launch, it is worth mentioning that the developers haven't declared it going gold. Back in December, a report from The Washington Post highlighted that Diablo IV was originally targeting a 2022 launch, but got delayed to April 2023, and eventually June 2023. Blizzard seemed unwilling to push the launch any further, forcing a crunch onto developers. “We're at the point where they're not willing to delay the game anymore,” a Blizzard employee told TWP. “So we all just have to go along and figure out how much we're willing to hurt ourselves to make sure the game gets released in a good enough state.”
Oops, I was wrong! Early access for Deluxe and Ultimate pre-orders in the US is Thursday 6/1 at 4PM, 6/2 at 12am in Europe, 6/2 at 8am in Asia. Regular launch 6/5 at 4pm, 6/6 at 12am Europe, and 6/6 8am Asia. https://t.co/ArlnmZE3AJ
Blizzard also covered some endgame progression in a developer video, which details how they plan to
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