Blizzard President Denies that Diablo IV is Destined for an Xbox Game Pass Release

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Blizzard Entertainment has once again refuted claims that their blockbuster (online only) action role-playing game, Diablo IV, is coming to Xbox Game Pass at some point in the future. PicPay, a Brazilian payment app, has been displaying adverts presenting Blizzard's latest ARPG as a current prospect on the Microsoft game subscription service. Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra was quick to shoot down this rumor as it hit news site—in a reply to Game Pass Tracker (on Twitter) he succinctly stated: "This is not happening." A couple of media outlets are now reporting that the Diablo IV advertising banners have been removed from the PicPay app.

Ybarra's career includes a twenty year stint at Microsoft—he was Corporate Vice President of Gaming prior to joining Blizzard Entertainment back in 2021. His former colleague—Xbox boss Phil Spencer—made clear (last September) his company's ambitions for several Acti-Blizz franchises, under conditions of a successful acquisition of the publishing group: "We intend to make Activision Blizzard's much-loved library of games - including Overwatch, Diablo and Call of Duty - available in Game Pass and to grow those gaming communities." Microsoft is inching closer to finalizing the proposed merger, so it will be interesting to see whether Blizzard will break with tradition when the new management steps in.



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[MrDweezil]

By the time the deal closes they will have gotten the bulk of their xbox console sales already and won't have a problem adding it to the service. They'll absolutely hold out on PC though.

 

[ixi]

Would be good for the game if they would have added D4 to ex box ex game pass.

 

[Hyderz]

Should make a fighting game, with all the popular characters owned by microsoft....

 

[Deleted member 185088]

I feel it's a missed opportunity, more people can try the game.

Should make a fighting game, with all the popular characters owned by microsoft....

Hopefully they'll make use of all those acquisitions and release interesting games.