Pardo acknowledges that some players will want to play the game offline, say on a laptop while flying or if your connection goes down for whatever reason.

The reason, according to Blizzard's Rob Pardo, is the features the game will ship with - including a friends list, cross game chat, a banner that changes style depending on your achievements in the game and that your characters are stored on Blizzard's server. The franchise has received DLC-related criticism recently for its spin-off title Diablo: Immortal, the endgame of which is essentially unobtainable without spending a ton of real money.In order to play Diablo III you will need to be online at all times, not only for authentication, 1UP reports today. Its fifth and final class, the Necromancer, was also revealed during the Xbox Bethesda Game Showcase. What developer Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed is that Diablo 4 will be cross-play and cross-platform between Xbox, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC. Fans therefore may have to wait years for more Diablo 4 if it follows a similar route but, as mentioned, there's currently no confirmation if it will.

The previous mainline game, Diablo 3, was released in 2012 and received two story expansions: Reaper of Souls in 2014 and Rise of the Necromancer in 2017. It's unclear how many DLC packs will be released for Diablo 4, nor how frequently they will arrive after the game is launched in 2023, but Fergusson promised that more details would be coming soon. Necro blog tomorrow!- Rod Fergusson June 12, 2022 We are committed to delivering an incredible breadth of content after launch, for years to come, anchored around optional cosmetic items & full story driven expansions. To be clear, D4 is a full price game built for PC/PS/Xbox audiences. 'We are committed to delivering an incredible breadth of content after launch, for years to come, anchored around optional cosmetic items and full story driven expansions.'

'To be clear, s a full price game built for PC//Xbox audiences,' he said. Following the release of new gameplay for Diablo 4 at the Xbox Bethesda Game Showcase, franchise lead Rod Fergusson took to Twitter (below) to answer some fan questions regarding the game.

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