– Online play will be via Nintendo’s new paid service – Seasonal characters will only be playable online – Seasons periodically offer players a fresh start, additional objectives and rewards and a competitive, laddered levelling experience – Will fully support offline play – with the exception of Diablo 3’s Seasons – Blizzard expects many people buying the game on Switch to be seasoned Diablo 3 players who would rather skip the storyline – Dive straight into Adventure Mode without completing a campaign playthrough first Switch owners can pick up Diablo 3: Eternal Collection November 2.– Release date is “tentatively fall this year” The feature went into beta in late-September, and allows players to use their PS4 accounts for Fortnite on PC, Xbox One, Switch, as well as Android and iOS. Sony is currently testing the cross-play feature between consoles with Fortnite. It's possible we may hear more at BlizzCon 2018 next month, but until it's a done deal, we don't expect a formal announcement. While there's no word on when it will happen, it's just good to know the studio is working on cross-play between the other consoles. Speaking with Business Insider, (thanks, Nintendo Life) a Blizzard representative said cross-platform with Diablo 3: Eternal Collection was a matter of 'when, not if.' Sony is taking baby steps with cross-platform play, and Blizzard is working with the company to enable it for Diablo 3: Eternal Collection. The original story follows.īlizzard is working with both Sony and Microsoft to enable Diablo 3 cross-platform play with Switch. Hopefully, this will be the case at some point in the future. The report went on to state the studio was actively working with partners at Sony and Microsoft to enable the feature. 'While we love the idea of bringing our players together across platforms, we do not have any plans to implement cross-platform gameplay for Diablo at this time,' said the representative.Įarlier today, Business Insider reported a Blizzard representative said cross-platform with Diablo 3: Eternal Collection was a matter of 'when, not if.' It appears Blizzard isn't actively working on Diablo 3 cross-platform play at present after all.Īccording to a statement sent over by a Blizzard representative, there are no plans to implement the feature at this time. Blizzard has issued a statement regarding cross-platform play for Diablo 3, and you might be disappointed.

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