Since Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, it seems the latter company has been a little forthcoming with information. Future details regardingCall of Duty, the announcement of a new survival game, and more have been shown in recent weeks/months. More recently, news on anOverwatch 2PVP testand more was revealed, and forOverwatch 2, this is particularly noteworthy. It poses the question, in learning all of this, when will fans learn 4?
The main source of information forDiablo 4news and updateshas been the Blizzard quarterly updates. Looking at the past quarterly updates could help narrow down the next update and alleviate any worries that it is “late.”
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Diablo 4 Quarterly Update
First, “quarterly” is worth defining, and it’s simply three-month periods. Fiscal year quarters are confusing, but in breaking down a simple year, the first quarter is January through March, the second is April through June, the third is July through September, and the fourth is October through December.
These quarterly updates began not too long afterDiablo 4was officially revealed, taking place in February, June, September, and December 2020. In 2021, these took place in June, October, and December. There wasn’t an early Q1 update in 2021 for a simple reason, though. Blizzcon took place in February 2022, and there,Diablo 4revealed the Rogue class. Overall, it’s a pretty structured delivery method, as each month lines up with similar information except the small September and October change.
All of this is to say that it seems odd that a newDiablo 4quarterly update has not released yet. For the past two years, there has been some form ofDiablo 4update in February. Of course, this year saw the big breaking announcement of Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition, and that certainly shook things up—among other developments. The only big, non-quarterly news as of recent isBlizzard’s delay ofOverwatch 2andDiablo 4late last year, and that could also impact the new update.
Is The Diablo 4 Quarterly Update Delayed?
Still, given how reliable these updates have been and how forthcomingActivision-Blizzard has been with game updateslately, it stands to reason that aDiablo 4quarterly update should still drop by the end of March. There’s plenty of time to do so, especially after theOverwatch 2beta hype dies down. There’s no real indication that it’s going to be delayed or not happen this quarter, but it’s understandable if fans worry about this.
However, until March does come to an end, fans should simply standby for moreDiablo 4information. If it somehow goes past March, then hopefully it would follow soon, but at that point, it would be officially off track with its typical communication pattern.
