Diablo IV Hands-on Preview with The Telegraph: Crossplay Coming to D4

Posted 2019/11/07 at 11:04 AM by Neryssa

Click HERE to Read The Telegraph's Full Diablo IV Article!Interview Highlights

As I work through a quest for a townswoman to find a missing boy, a couple of events with suggested levels pop up on the map to go off and plunder. There isn’t the time to see how fundamentally this will change the game, but Diablo is one of the original treasure-hunting dungeon crawlers; having its own meet-cutes for loot makes perfect sense.

And those meet-ups might happen across different platforms if the developers have their way. “We're very excited about cross-play,” says Adham. “There are technical details and details to work through with the first parties, but it's our goal to get to cross-play.”

Although Diablo has returned to a darker philosophy, it still feels very familiar to play, and thus really good.

Monster death animations have been improved with layered animations - Barbarians are able to easily decapitate them, or the Sorceress can easily roast the flesh off their bone or freeze and shatter them into a million pieces

The Diablo IV cinematic was made darker on purpose, both as a creator (and fan) desire and to serve as a counterpoint to Overwatch's colorful optimism in Blizzard's lineup of games.

Diablo IV's world is one continuous open space rather than the zones used in Diablo III, and you will be able to roam through maps and find co-op pals or even strangers in certain areas.

Full sets are still desirable to buff your characters, but legendaries will offer modified or even entirely new skills to inflict chaos. Gear appearances are also improved to make your character more stylish in battle.

Diablo IV's release still has a ways to go, and the development team is working on a lot of other features, such as competitive action like PvP battles.

Although Diablo IV has currently been announced for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, the development team is looking forward to try to extend to next-generation consoles, although there is nothing specific to announce right now on that end.

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Comment by Eviltwin85Teasing with Cross-Play.... I have been waiting a couple of years for this as it is more comfortable to play on console but want to play my 70 Monk from PC and not start from scratch.Comment by MakriumPlease remove Diablo 4 news from the Classic WoW webhook. Thank you.Comment by agrapurDiablo returning to darker roots is a recurring phrase since D2.Comment by perculiaPlease remove Diablo 4 news from the Classic WoW webhook. Thank you.Comment by AlakeiThancanDiablo returning to darker roots is a recurring phrase since D2.Comment by StoneLegionDiablo returning to darker roots is a recurring phrase since D2.Comment by AxmandAlthough Diablo IV has currently been announced for PC, PS4 and Xbox One, the development team is looking forward to try to extend to next-generation consoles, although there is nothing specific to announce right now on that end.Comment by 1715648interesting about the cross-play, since it seems next-gen consoles are around the corner for the end of next year, perhaps?

just wondering if console players will have to buy yet another copy to keep up with the game.Comment by ggoollddthe only game i know exactly how it works with cross play console - PC is FFXIV (PS4) and there... if you want to play on PC AND on PS4 you have to buy game / expansion on each one. . .Comment by AlakeiThancanthe only game i know exactly how it works with cross play console - PC is FFXIV (PS4) and there... if you want to play on PC AND on PS4 you have to buy game / expansion on each one. . .Comment by hotaru251Diablo is one of the original treasure-hunting dungeon crawlersComment by GiovithBy the divine I hope they release for Switch.Comment by WeperCrossplay sounds really good. The playerbase would be much bigger.Comment by Trang0ulAt last! Crossplay should have been introduced to D3 as well.Comment by Microsthe development team is working on a lot of other features, such as competitive action like PvP battles.Comment by NecroposAnd those meet-ups might happen across different platforms if the developers have their way. “We're very excited about cross-play,” says Adham. “There are technical details and details to work through with the first parties, but it's our goal to get to cross-play.”Comment by Primary101i'm waiting for ya D4 :)))