Diablo 2: Resurrected was a major announcement during BlizzConline 2021. The game is a full remaster of the classic Action-RPG, including its Lord of Destruction expansion, and released on multiple platforms in September 2021. With the game appealing to both veteran players and new fans alike, community interest has centered around the potential for crossplay and cross-progression.
It is worth noting that cross-progression has already been confirmed for Diablo 2: Resurrected. This means that players can carry their progress with them, even if they switch to a different platform. As for cross-platform support, further information is yet to be released.
Unfortunately, we do not have good news for those eagerly anticipating crossplay in Diablo II: Resurrected, as the feature will not be available at launch.
“Right now you can play against people, because there will be global leaderboards, but you can’t play immediately with them. So there won’t be cross-play,” Principal Designer Rob Gallerani said in an interview with Eurogamer.
“It’s something we looked at, for sure, as part of looking at cross-progression, but the cross-progression was the clearest indication of what we should be doing. And so cross-play is something we continue to look at. But it’s not something that’s going to be in there at launch,” Executive Producer Rod Fergusson added.
In a later interview with IGN Middle East, Game Producer Matthew Cederquist had the following to say:
“Cross-play was a cool idea, but it just wasn’t the right fit for the game since the game has different UIs, control schemes, and stuff like that. We brought in cross-progression because it felt right, and we wanted to make sure that no matter what console, or platform a player wants to play on, they are going to get the best experience.”
Whether or not Diablo II: Resurrected cross-platform support will be added in a post-launch update remains to be seen. At launch, it’s certain that we’ll have to level our characters without it.
Diablo II: Resurrected is out now on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
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