{"id":193814,"date":"2022-06-14T09:41:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T07:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=193814"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:39:39","slug":"diablo-4-no-monetization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/diablo-4-no-monetization\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo 4 won\u2019t share the same monetization tactics as Diablo Immortal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans of the<strong> popular Diablo franchise<\/strong> from Blizzard Entertainment eagerly awaited the first mobile version of the game, Diablo Immortal. However, since its launch, the <strong>mobile game hasn\u2019t received a lot of praise<\/strong> from fans, mostly due to the scummy monetization. This is leaving fans unsure about the release of Diablo 4 in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Diablo IV\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/b43e8dfb-9663-4f0c-9bcf-b748617caf06\/2393638722\/diablo-iv-Untitled.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Diablo IV<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/diablo-iv.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/diablo-iv.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diablo fans have been very excited about the next release in the franchise; however, the recent release of the mobile game Diablo Immortal leaves many with a bitter taste in their mouths. This has led the Head of Diablo at Blizzard, Rod Ferguson, to make an <strong>announcement regarding the release of Diablo 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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 &amp; full story driven expansions. More details soon. Necro blog tomorrow!<\/p>&mdash; Rod Fergusson (@RodFergusson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RodFergusson\/status\/1536068892086243328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diablo Immortal currently has the lowest user score of all time on Metacritic. This is largely due to the complaints players have about the many shady microtransactions required to play and enjoy the game. Rod Ferguson is trying to convince fans that <strong>Diablo 4 will be different<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diablo IV | Developer Gameplay Showcase (EU)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eo29tlq_ki8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The developers released the latest trailer of Diablo 4 at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase. Along with the trailer, Rod Ferguson also made a statement informing fans that Diablo 4 will be a full-price game for PC and consoles. He also said that they aim to produce a lot of new content for Diablo 4 for years to come. While there will be <strong>optional cosmetic items<\/strong> that can be purchased additionally, Diablo 4 <strong>isn\u2019t designed the same way mobile games<\/strong> are. After the initial purchase, you <strong>don\u2019t need to spend additional money<\/strong> to play and enjoy the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with the trailer that sheds more light on different environments and gameplay, they also announced the fifth and <strong>final character class<\/strong> available at launch &#8211; the Necromancer. The Necromancer will join the other four classes, Barbarian, Druid, Rogue and Sorcerer, providing players with many options for different playing styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We continue to look forward to the release of Diablo 4 next year. We are thrilled with the confirmation that it won\u2019t be using the same monetization tactics as Diablo Immortal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Diablo Immortal community still seething over in-app purchases\" src=\"https:\/\/diablo-immortal.en.softonic.com\/articles\/diablo-immortal-microtransactions\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Diablo Immortal community still seething over in-app purchases<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/diablo-immortal.en.softonic.com\/articles\/diablo-immortal-microtransactions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/diablo-immortal.en.softonic.com\/articles\/diablo-immortal-microtransactions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of the popular Diablo franchise from Blizzard Entertainment eagerly awaited the first mobile version of the game, Diablo Immortal. However, since its launch, the mobile game hasn\u2019t received a lot of praise from fans, mostly due to the scummy monetization. This is leaving fans unsure about the release of Diablo 4 in 2023. Diablo &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/diablo-4-no-monetization\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Diablo 4 won\u2019t share the same monetization tactics as Diablo Immortal&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9221,"featured_media":193829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[3255,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-193814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiondiablo-iv","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323717,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193814\/revisions\/323717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/193829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193814"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=193814"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=193814"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=193814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}