

This will be available on the official Diablo Twitch account and YouTube channel, and will detail the open beta, plus reveal the new Stronghold and Armor systems. Next Tuesday, on February 28 at 11 AM PST, Blizzard will livestream a developer update with lead world designer Art Peshkov, lead system designer Meng Song and game director Joe Shelly. This will be a great opportunity for Blizzard to test server stability and other technical aspects, so players will most likely experience lag, frame rate issues or even server downtime as the developers deploy quick fixes for various problems. Character level cap will be limited to level 25. As always, there will be early access codes distributed via social media and game streaming platforms, so keep an eye out for these if you want to get open beta access for two more days.Īs far as content is concerned, the open beta will grant access to the Prologue and Act 1 of the campaign along with the entire Fractured Peaks initial zone.

There is also the March 24 -26 test that can be accessed by everyone. Those who pre-purchase Diablo IV versions for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One or Series X/S consoles, as well as for Windows PC, will automatically gain access to an early access test scheduled for March 17 - 19. To hype things up for maybe the most anticipated game of 2023, Blizzard also released an in-game cinematic intro. Diablo IV is set to debut on Jon PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.Blizzard announced back in December last year that Diablo IV is scheduled to launch this June, but fans will be able to test a limited version of the game as early as next month. This is expected as curiosity wears off, but nevertheless Diablo IV demonstrated that it could attract viewers.įans who missed the open beta do not have to wait much longer.

Viewers watched roughly twice as many hours of Diablo IV the first weekend compared to the second. It is important to note that Twitch data shows that interest was much stronger the first weekend rather than the second. A wide variety of streamers got in on the action with around 84,000 unique channels broadcasting the game.

Viewership peaked around 950,000 viewers on March 17, 2023. Between March 16 and March 28, 2023, viewers watched nearly 29 million hours of Diablo IV. In fact, one player nearly defeated Ashava alone. However, 1.7 million and 10 million players died to these foes, showing the dedication of Diablo players. Respectively, 570,000 and about 100,000 players defeated these challenges. Many players took on Diablo’s iconic boss, The Butcher and the World Boss Ashava. The early access weekend ran from March 17-19, with preorders being the entry ticket to this first phase.This period actually extended into partway through March 20, with. Pre-purchase and get up to 4 days Early Access: /woW7cRR7xs- Diablo March 30, 2023 With 62M hours played, thank you for making #DiabloIV the largest Beta in Diablo franchise history.
