In an attempt to clear the air, Diablo franchise General Manager Rod Fergusson took to Twitter. Fergusson, who presented the new Diablo 4 trailers at the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, clarified that the game is going to be a “full price game” built with core gamers in mind. Fergusson added that Blizzard plans to support Diablo 4 with new content “for years” after the game’s launch, while also providing some examples of what that post-launch content could be.

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As explained by Fergusson, Diablo 4 will sell “optional cosmetic items,” which is presumably how the game will incorporate microtransactions. Additionally, Diablo 4 will also sell “full story driven expansions,” which would be in line with previous games in the Diablo series. The first Diablo received the Hellfire expansion, while Diablo 2 received the Lord of Destruction expansion. Diablo 3 received two expansions after it launched: Reaper of Souls and Rise of the Necromancer.

It’s not uncommon for Diablo expansions to add new classes to the mix, so it will be interesting to see if Diablo 4 does so with its post-launch support. It’s possible new character classes will be tied to expansions as they’ve been in the past, but there’s also the possibility that they will be added as free updates, similar to how Blizzard releases new Overwatch heroes for free. Finer details like this won’t come to light until we get closer to Diablo 4’s release date, which is currently scheduled for some point in the first half of 2023.

While Fergusson’s tweet was meant to calm the nerves of Diablo fans who are worried about Diablo 4 in the wake of the Diablo Immortal controversies, there are those who are skeptical. Many are worried that Diablo 4 will have pay to win elements like Diablo Immortal has, or will otherwise try to nickel and dime players with predatory monetization. Time will tell, but based on what’s been shared so far, it seems Diablo 4 may avoid making the same mistakes as Diablo Immortal.

Diablo 4 will launch in 2023 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

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