After last week’s critically acclaimed major patch for Diablo 4, everyone is anticipating the game’s next big moment.
Of course, this will be the release of the first season. So far, Blizzard has said we expect it to start in mid to late July, but we’ll have an exact date this week. Blizzard is hosting a big Diablo stream this Thursday (July 6), which will include Diablo: Immortal and Diablo 4.
The Diablo 4 segment, which will appear later in the show, will officially introduce the theme, release date, and all of the larger quality-of-life updates coming with Diablo 4 Season 1. Associate Game Director Joseph Piepiora and Lead Game Producer Timothy Ismay will provide all the information and answer some questions from fans afterward.
The developer update livestream starts at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm BST. As always, you can watch it on Diablo’s official Twitch channel (embedded below) and on YouTube.
While Diablo 4 players are very excited to learn more about Season 1, on the eve of launch, everyone will need to create a new Season character to experience the new content, upgrade the Battle Pass, and largely Reduced the difficulty of the game. Take advantage of all it has to offer.
Current characters will live on and you can keep playing them, but you’ll miss out on all the new content, not to mention all the battle pass unlocks – if you already own it as part of the Deluxe or Ultimate editions.
This Thursday’s stream may also provide more details on the length of the first season, and whether Blizzard is making any concessions to players who don’t like starting a new character each season. The good news is that the battle pass cosmetics are available for all classes, so here it is.
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