{"id":377741,"date":"2026-09-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=377741"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T16:14:38","slug":"diablo-4-ends-paid-expansions-blizzard-is-already-working-on-diablo-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/diablo-4-ends-paid-expansions-blizzard-is-already-working-on-diablo-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo 4 ends paid expansions: Blizzard is already working on Diablo 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blizzard confirmed today that Diablo 4<\/a> won\u2019t be getting any more paid expansions. That makes Lord of Hatred<\/a> the game\u2019s last major DLC<\/strong> and effectively wraps up the Story of Hatred arc. From here, Diablo 4 moves forward through quarterly seasons and long-term support, with future seasonal story beats feeding into Diablo 5.<\/p>\n

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Those seasonal updates are still part of the plan, with new activities, rewards, and story<\/strong> developments arriving every quarter. Blizzard also says it intends to keep supporting Diablo 4 for a long time, as long as players stick with it. The approach sounds closer to Diablo 2: Resurrected<\/a> than the expansion-heavy model some fans were expecting.<\/p>\n\n

A bigger shift is happening behind the scenes. Blizzard is moving major development resources over to Diablo 5, which is reportedly already penciled in for spring 2029<\/strong>. The next game is set 100 years later, in an apocalyptic version of Sanctuary where Diablo has, for all practical purposes, already won.<\/p>\n\n

That also means Diablo 4\u2019s remaining seasons aren\u2019t just filler. They\u2019re part of the setup. Brent Gibson says player response to each season<\/strong> will help determine which story threads Diablo 5 builds on and which ones get reworked.<\/p>\n\n

And there\u2019s still quite a bit on the slate for Diablo 4 if you\u2019re playing regularly. Blizzard says three seasons are planned for 2025<\/strong>, alongside earnable pets, crossover collaborations, Belial\u2019s return, new Nightmare Dungeon activities, and the Amazon class in the first half of 2027.<\/p>\n\n

Some players will be happy that support is continuing. Others will probably see this as a letdown, especially if they were hoping for more expansion-sized releases. Either way, Blizzard\u2019s direction is pretty clear now: Diablo 4 is the path leading to Diablo 5.<\/p>\n\n

Diablo 4 is available now from Blizzard.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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