Diablo IV will be expanded “frequently” with expansions, free Seasons, and a paid “Battle Pass”.

“It’s supposed to last a long time.”

Diablo IV It will be released on June 6 next year. Consider the pay-to-profit monetization above all else Immortal Diablo He has to live with it, but also Diablo IIIThere are a couple of heavy anxiety clouds on the horizon.

In a recent, long interview with Eurogamer Director Joe Shely explains how they plan to expand Diablo IV after launch. Shelley answered in the affirmative to a question Diablo IV They are premium games that we pay for in full – they will not be a free-to-play solution. However, that doesn’t stop Blizzard from using the same techniques most other AAA games use these days.

Thus there will be an in-game shop (for cosmetics), regular battle passes (season passes) and traditional expansions, presumably through soul rapper-Cuts.

Joe Shely explains how Blizzard handles it Diablo IV. Launching is just the beginning. team work with Diablo IV You will transfer to live service missions. We will get “frequent” Expands more stories, new missions, new chapters, and the like.

And our live service, which will show seasons every quarter that includes major new seasonal features on a much larger scale than what we’ve seen with things like Diablo 3, because again, all the people who build the game will be working on seasons, working on expansions. And yes, it will contain a season pass that will serve as a companion to each season and its seasonal features.

Season tickets are an added incentive for free seasons, says Shelley. All seasonal features and experiences “totally free”. Tickets are the icing on the cake, giving players additional cosmetic features and “Other cool stuff”. But it is not necessary: “You don’t have to participate in seasons.”