New hardware is another chance for ongoing live-service games to reach a new audience, andDiablo 4’s developers are keeping an open mind when it comes to the Nintendo Switch 2.Diablo 4has been steadily releasingnew seasonal contentand expansions since its launch in 2023, and senior vice president and general manager of theDiablofranchise at Blizzard Rod Fergusson has alluded toD4potentially getting a Switch 2 port after the console’s release on June 5.
In an interview withDanny Peñaon YouTube (viaVGC), Fergusson said, when asked aboutDiabloon the Switch 2, “I think there’s opportunity there for sure.” He went on to say that technically,there’s nothing holding the Switch 2 back in terms of hardware from runningDiablo 4: “I think the challenge is less around the hardware and just about how we… you know, live services on Switch have been a little bit challenging in the past.” Fergusson also made sure to note thatDiablo 3andDiablo 2: Resurrectedboth received Switch ports, which will be playable on the Switch 2 via backward compatibility.
Live Service Games Are Challenging On Switch, It’s Claimed
Portability Makes Online Games Difficult
Fergusson’s comments about the Switch platform being challenging for live-service games are illuminating from a developer/publisher standpoint.Diablo 4requires an internet connection to play, so there would conceivably be no issues with playing the game on a Switch 2 as long as you’re in your home or somewhere else with a stable internet connection. Portability is the Switch 2’s defining feature, though, so restricting users' possible locations to play is almsot antithetical to the console’s design.
Another issue that may have arisen with the original Switch is experience parity. The Switch was long under-powered compared to competitors' consoles, so live-service titles ran the risk of offering an inferior product to that section of the playerbase. Fergusson makes it sound like this wouldn’t be an issue with theSwitch 2 considering its technical specs, butit does introduce a wider range of platforms to optimize every bit of new content for.
Our Take: Diablo 4 On Switch 2 Is A No-Brainer
D4 Already Requires An Internet Connection
Fergusson’s concerns with live-service games on the Switch are valid, and they even demonstrate an admirable care for consumers, butDiablo 4’s issues are inherent to the game itself. Games requiring an internet connection at all times are largely anti-consumer unless they’re 100% multiplayer, andD4kind of falls into a gray area. Multiplayer is baked into every facet of the game, butit is possible to play it essentially alone – you’ll just encounter a lot of other players in various instances.
Diablo 4interestingly launched on Jun 11, 2025, exactly two years before the Switch 2’s release.
That said, ifDiablo 4were to receive a Switch 2 port it would be a win-win. Blizzard can sell more games to a wider audience, and players get a game packed with two years of content and support. Being unable to play on the go would be an inconvenience, but it would result in essentially the same experience players have on other platforms.Diablo 4’s 2025 roadmapgave no hints regarding a Switch 2 port, but I wouldn’t be surprised to hear it’s already in the works, with Blizzard just waiting until all its ducks are in a row for an official announcement.
Source:Danny Peña/YouTube(viaVGC)
Diablo 4
Players are set to return to the world of Sanctuary in Diablo 4. Set after the events of Diablo 3’s Reaper of Souls DLC, Lilith, the daughter of Mephisto, has been summoned to the world and has assumed power in the absence of demons and angels. Lilith establishes Sanctuary as a haven for refugees caught in the crossfire between hell and heaven. Wanting to protect her kind from the recently emerged Nephelem, Lilith is banished to the void. Now she has returned, seeking revenge for the crimes committed against her
