With the upcoming Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft may soon be the owner of Diablo 4, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the new RPG game will be included to PC Game Pass anytime soon. Blizzard has stated that it does not currently have any plans to add Diablo 4 to the service, despite the possibility of some form of Diablo 4 Game Pass release in the future, whether it be DLC, seasonal content, or maybe the whole game.
Despite what you might be seeing circulating online, Blizzard’s Diablo 4 is in fact not coming to PC Game Pass, as confirmed by Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra. Looks like Diablo 4 PvP isn’t going to get a whole lot bigger through Game Pass, then.
Diablo 4 initially appeared on the Brazilian payments app PicPay, with a banner picturing Lilith and the Diablo 4 logo, reading “Available Now. Get it now or play it through Xbox Game Pass.”
The banner showing Diablo 4 was quickly deleted, but that wasn’t before it made its way around the internet. This is when Ybarra caught wind of the situation and responded to a post about Diablo 4’s Game Pass arrival saying “This is not happening.”
So there you have it, Diablo 4 is not coming to PC Game Pass. I don’t think this precludes Diablo 4 ever coming to Game Pass though. If the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through, it is possible that a host of Blizzard games will come to the service. Perhaps the first three Diablo games would be first though, with Diablo 4 coming further down the line.
While a free game, Overwatch 2 is coming to PC Game Pass very soon, meaning you’ll get the six DLC heroes, legendary skins, and a slew of in-game cosmetics if you’re a subscriber. Meanwhile, we’re still deep into the Diablo 4 endgame, although more people running around Sanctuary thanks to Game Pass would certainly be a good thing…
In the meantime though, we’ve got everything you need to know while exploring Sanctuary, like all Diablo 4 Altar of Lilith locations, alongside every single Diablo 4 world boss location spawn time too.