During the October 3 Diablo 4 Devstream about the upcoming Season 2, Diablo Community Manager Adam Fletcher casually revealed that Diablo 4 is coming to Steam. When Season 2, Season of Blood launches on October 17th, players will be able to download and play the ARPG through Steam. Earlier this year another Blizzard title, Overwatch 2, also came to Steam.
According to Fletcher, cross-play and cross-progression will work immediately on day one. Players on Steam and Battle.net will be able to party up and play together seamlessly on the same server. Despite being on the Steam platform, it looks like players will still require a Battle.net account to activate and play. This isn’t too surprising since most modern-day Blizzard titles are built around the Battle.net network.
Platforms for platforms
You can already wishlist Diablo 4 on Steam via its own page. Looking at the store page, it appears they will be selling the Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate editions as well. There’s currently no pricing information, but it’s likely it will follow the same price structure as the Battle.net version. Standard is $69.99, Deluxe is $89.99, and Ultimate is $99.99.
It’s pretty common knowledge that Steam typically takes about a 30% cut for sales through the platform. Of course, it’s possible Blizzard has worked out a special deal that adjusts those terms. Regardless, it’s a move that makes sense. Diablo 4 has been out for four months now, so anyone who wanted to get in from the start has already done so.
In the event anyone is holding out just because they prefer to purchase through Steam, or has money in their Steam wallet from selling CS2 skins that might otherwise not be able to purchase Diablo 4 will have the ability to do so. Blizzard has already said they want to support Diablo 4 for years, so it makes sense to get it in the hands of as many players as possible. Hopefully, the fact that Diablo 4 is coming to Steam was always part of the plan, and not due to low player numbers.
Diablo 4 will release on Steam on October 17 with the launch of Season 2, Season of Blood.
