I don’t know the answer but regardless of what he meant by these two quotes, I am very worried in the sense that there is absolutely no new Diablo novels in the horizon.ĭiablo Immortal takes place 5 years after Tyrael (seemingly) destroyed the Worldstone in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. Did Durkin actually confirm that Diablo Immortal is going Live in 2021, or did he slip up that a Diablo Immortal expansion is part of the future-games pipeline? … And Diablo Immortal is mentioned within the pipeline roster. Wait a minute… “great content line-up THIS year” and then mentions the pipeline (which can be interpreted as: games slated for 2021-2022+. I’m guesstimating.Īnother thing to be worried from what Durkin said shortly after that previous quote:ĭurkin: Going forward, we will maintain our operating discipline and focus as we execute against a great content line-up this year, and a pipeline that includes Overwatch 2, Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal and multiple unannounced initiatives - including several mobile titles. For that to happen, Diablo Immortal beta would have to last 5-6 months - from June to November/December - and leave 1-2 months of hiatus until launch in early 2021. Is Diablo Immortal supposed to go Live in Q1/Q2 2021? What? That makes no sense. October, November, and December are part of the Q4 2020 - but he is not expecting revenue in their “guidance.” The quote here by Durkin says they don’t expect material revenue from Diablo Immortal in 2020 - if you read between lines. If we followed the 4-month beta testing duration pattern, Diablo Immortal would ship around October. Let’s say Diablo Immortal started on June.
It is a bit worrying that Durkin said this, because a game entering beta testing approximately between June-August should technically be shipping within 4 months after beta testing. There is a specific wording used by one of the Activision Blizzard Dennis Durkin that made me scratch my forehead in thought.ĭurkin: “Diablo Immortal is planned to enter a regional testing towards the middle of the year but we don’t have any material revenue from that title in our guidance.” Now we know that Diablo Immortal is heading to Beta Testing in the middle of 2020 (which can be interpreted to be in June at the earliest). When Blizzard announces a World of Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo game or expansion, sooner or later we will see listings of new novels or books at least 8-12 months before the game/expansion ships.
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