Blizzard has given an encouraging update on the development of Diablo 4, a game we have not seen in a significant way since its release on BlizzCon last year. That said, while the silence may suggest things haven’t gone great, according to Blizzard’s Rod Fergusson, things are actually going pretty smoothly.
As you may know, studios around the world are facing new challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is causing delays in game development and delays. Of course, the team is working on it Diablo 4 has not been able to completely overcome these problems, but it sounds like the studio has switched to work-at-home maybe a little better than others, which might be a luxury provided by the fact that the game is still in the early stages of development.
According to Fergusson – who only joined the studio this year after leaving The coalition en Gears of War behind – things are going “very well”, and apparently a little productivity has been lost. And this is in part because Blizzard has provided “fees” to its developers to cover the cost of switching to home development, as well as going to send the opportunity “snack box”.
“The fact that you see Hearthstone has sent two extensions, and World of Warcraft is about to launch an expansion, “Fergusson said as he spoke to PC Gamer.” And we continue on Diablo – it’s challenging, but the team is just ahead. That I’m really grateful – if I were to do it, to do it with Blizzard. “
Unfortunately, this is all Fergusson had to say Diablo 4, which at this point sounds like it’s a few years away.
Diablo 4 is confirmed for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. PS5 and Xbox Series X ports are not confirmed, but they are probably in the pipeline as well.
“In Diablo IV, players will try to bring hope back to the world by overcoming evil in all its vicious incarnations – from cannibalistic demon-worshiping cultists to the all-new drowned undead who come from the shoreline to take their victims to a watery dig a grave, “reads an official pitch of the game.” For the first time in the series, Sanctuary will be a continuous, seamless landmass, consisting of several regions, ranging from the burning desert of Kejhistan, to the green Forest Wolf-infested forests of Scosglen, to the hard and rough wilderness of the dry steppes. “
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