{"id":248027,"date":"2023-09-08T06:28:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=305789"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:17:33","slug":"you-are-not-going-to-stop-playing-diablo-iv-in-your-life-or-that-is-what-blizzard-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/you-are-not-going-to-stop-playing-diablo-iv-in-your-life-or-that-is-what-blizzard-wants\/","title":{"rendered":"You won&#8217;t stop playing &#8216;Diablo IV&#8217; in your life (or that&#8217;s what Blizzard wants)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoying a game, putting it on the shelf, and thinking you had a good time is a thing of the past. Now, games last forever. And it&#8217;s neither good nor bad per se, it&#8217;s just the business model that exists, divided into different seasons where there&#8217;s always a reason to come back. <strong>Blizzard knows very well that the seasonal model works<\/strong>, thanks to &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/overwatch-3-has-been-announced-by-a-surprise?ex=CS-1537.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch 2<\/a>,&#8217; and they plan to follow the same path for the multi-million-selling &#8216;Diablo IV.&#8217;<\/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-icon-s\/p\/b43e8dfb-9663-4f0c-9bcf-b748617caf06\/2164079692\/diablo-iv-download-Diablo-IV.jpg\" 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don Diablo has escaped<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you remember &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/so-diablo-4-tries-that-its-players-dont-try-the-new-starfield?ex=CS-1537.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diablo IV<\/a>&#8216;? It was released on June 5th, which is ancient history in the world of video games. <strong>It was the fastest-selling game in the history of the developer<\/strong>, and now the franchise director, Rod Ferguson, has clarified their plans to keep players engaged with the game, especially after those post-credits scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, as you might have guessed, they will introduce quarterly seasons to expand on what&#8217;s happening within the game itself. <strong>The second season, called the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/diablo-iv-players-its-time-to-return-to-sanctuary-for-season-2?ex=CS-1537.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Season of Blood<\/a>,&#8221; will launch on October 17th<\/strong>, following a somewhat disastrous first season. In it, players will battle the vampires of Sanctuary and will be accompanied by a vampire hunter named Erys, played by Gemma Chan. You&#8217;ll have new vampire powers, five different final bosses (each with unique enhancements), and the usual fare for these kinds of updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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 | Season of Blood | Announce Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lF65c670lpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, on the other hand, <strong>there will be annual expansions<\/strong>, of which we still know nothing, but they will continue the story beyond the ending, which already hinted at the return of a very powerful villain from the saga. If things go well, between expansions and seasons, you may not have to play a single game for quite a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything seems to indicate that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/madness-in-microsoft-to-get-green-light-in-uk-sells-the-cloud-of-activision-to-ubisoft?ex=CS-1537.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blizzard<\/a> has hit the mark with its strategy, <strong>much like Bungie did with &#8220;Destiny 2.&#8221;<\/strong> The question is, with the variety available and the issues that came with the game&#8217;s launch, how many people out there will be willing to keep playing &#8220;Diablo IV&#8221; until Blizzard runs out of ideas? Stay tuned because the coming years will be very interesting.<\/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-icon-s\/p\/b43e8dfb-9663-4f0c-9bcf-b748617caf06\/2164079692\/diablo-iv-download-Diablo-IV.jpg\" 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard knows very well that the seasonal model works thanks to &#8216;Overwatch 2&#8217; and they plan the same fate for the multi-seller &#8216;Diablo IV&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":248030,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3255,1512,3969,3871],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-248027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiondiablo-iv","tag-blizzard","tag-diablo-iv","tag-videojuegos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248027","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\/9263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248027"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318069,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248027\/revisions\/318069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248027"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=248027"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=248027"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=248027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}