Blizzard has announced the Diablo IV Steam release date. It will be releasing on the storefront on October 17, 2023. This coincides with the release of Season of Blood, the second season of Diablo IV that is set to begin on October 17, 2023. That first came up during gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live.
Anybody looking to play on Steam will need to connect the game to a Battle.net account in order to enable cross-platform play with others on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. The Steam version will also have access to Steam functions like achievements, friends lists, and the ability to invite friends to play in-game on Steam. Players can add the game to their wishlists ahead of the game’s launch.
The minimum requirements to play Diablo IV on PC from Steam can be viewed below:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD™ FX-8350
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or Intel® Arc™ A380 or AMD Radeon™ R9 280 – DirectX® 12 compatible system
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 90 GB available space
- Additional Notes: *1080p native resolution / 720p render resolution, low graphics settings, 30fps, SSD Required
The recommended requirements to play Diablo IV on PC from Steam are also available:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K or AMD Ryzen™ 1300X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470 – DirectX® 12 compatible system
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 90 GB available space
- Additional Notes: *1080p resolution, medium graphics settings, 60fps, SSD Required
Diablo IV‘s Season of Blood will include a new quest line, 22 Vampiric Powers, 5 additional endgame bosses, the Blood Harvest seasonal event, and new monsters types and variants. The game will also be receiving quality of life updates and additional endgame updates to improve the experience. More details about the upcoming season can be found on the official Blizzard website.
Diablo IV is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC through Battle.net. The Steam version will release on October 17, 2023.
