It might also have something to do with the Chinese gaming authorities’ restrictions on playtime for minors and a youth-mode for streaming and online services. According to PCGamer, the post in question alluded to “the bear” which might have been misinterpreted as a reference to Winnie the Pooh which has been used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping.Īnother possible reason could be Diablo Immortal’s controversial monetization scheme as the Chinese government has been known to be heavy-handed against any form of lootboxes in games released in the country. The Hong Kong launch has also presumably been delayed by extension.īlizzard Entertainment and Chinese gaming giant NetEase cited content optimizations, adjustments, and visual improvements as the reason for the delay, although there’s speculation that it might have something to do with a post that resulted in the suspension of the game’s official account on Chinese social media platform Weibo. Much like previous Diablo titles, you’ll be left-clicking to move your character and attack monsters while pressing keys to perform abilities and drink potions.Diablo Immortal’s Chinese launch has been delayed indefinitely just two days before its scheduled release in the Asia Pacific region. To stay true to the Diablo experience, we meticulously translated the finger tapping and swiping controls from mobile into the age-old mouse and keyboard. So stay awhile and listen as we delve into more details on the PC version of Diablo Immortal. In the end, the deciding factor was that we knew many of you would attempt to play this game through an emulator, thus leading us towards building a better experience. On one hand, we felt that we wouldn’t be doing the title justice by releasing a game originally designed for mobile on PC on the other hand, we wanted to make sure the game reached as many players as possible-especially our most dedicated PC fans.
The decision to develop Diablo Immortal for PC was one that the team went back and forth on for a large part of the development process. We have gone the extra mile to preserve major elements of the iconic Diablo control scheme so that you can slay monsters in the comfort of your own home chair.
You asked, and we delivered! The team is proud to announce that Diablo Immortal will launch simultaneously on mobile and in Open Beta on PC-complete with cross-play and cross-progression.
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