{"id":358252,"date":"2026-01-20T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=407513"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:02:24","slug":"diablo-iv-promises-you-a-lot-of-extra-content-if-you-pre-order-its-new-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/diablo-iv-promises-you-a-lot-of-extra-content-if-you-pre-order-its-new-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo IV promises you a lot of extra content if you pre-order its new expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Diablo IV has revealed its upcoming expansion, Lord of Hatred, during The Game Awards 2025, scheduled for release on April 28. <strong>This new installment features Mephisto as the main villain, a highly anticipated return for fans of the saga<\/strong>. However, the most notable attraction is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/season-7-of-diablo-iv-will-be-a-challenge-for-you\">the introduction of two new classes<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-diablo-iv-class-is-overpowered-and-players-have-flooded-the-internet-with-reviews\">, one of which is the paladin<\/a>, a character that has been highly anticipated since its appearance in Diablo II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A reservation not without problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansion reserve offers players the opportunity to access the paladin early, a strategy that has sparked debate about the ethics of exclusive content for pre-purchase. <strong>Some critics suggest that Blizzard is using this method as a tactic to boost reservations and justify positive financial results<\/strong>. This type of practice is not new in the industry, as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/world-of-warcraft-announces-a-new-open-world-system\">titles like Destiny 2 and World of Warcraft<\/a> have implemented similar incentives, although the scale of Blizzard&#8217;s strategy seems more ambitious.<\/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 | Lord of Hatred | Official Release Date Cinematic\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gpaz0etTqJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The content offered as an incentive, especially playable classes and progression systems, carries significant weight compared to the cosmetic items that are often offered. <strong>Players tend to feel psychological pressure when they see others enjoying new content, which can result in an increase in expansion purchases<\/strong>. It is a phenomenon that generates &#8220;fear of missing out&#8221; (FOMO) in the gaming community, which can lead many to rush to make their reservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the criticism, some argue that the inclusion of meaningful content, such as the paladin, represents real value for players who generally already plan to purchase the expansion. <strong>This approach, although controversial, reflects a growing trend in the video game market and raises questions about the future of content release strategies in the industry<\/strong>.<\/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=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.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\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.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:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diablo IV has revealed its upcoming expansion, Lord of Hatred, during The Game Awards 2025, scheduled for release on April 28. This new installment includes Mephisto as the main villain, a long-awaited return for fans of the saga. However, the most notable appeal is the introduction of two new classes, one of which is the paladin, a character that has been highly anticipated since its appearance in Diablo II. A reservation not without problems The reservation for the expansion offers players the opportunity to access the paladin early, a strategy that has sparked debate [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":358261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[20192,3241,3969,20956,20957,20958,19570,12776,20959,20960],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-358252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-contenido-exclusivo","tag-destiny-2","tag-diablo-iv","tag-estrategias-de-lanzamiento","tag-expansion-de-diablo-iv","tag-fomo-en-videojuegos","tag-lord-of-hatred","tag-mefisto","tag-paladin-diablo-iv","tag-reservas-diablo-iv","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358252","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\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358252"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358383,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358252\/revisions\/358383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358252"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=358252"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=358252"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=358252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}