{"id":1122142,"date":"2026-02-01T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=523050"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:30:48","slug":"diablo-4-wont-have-annual-expansions-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/diablo-4-wont-have-annual-expansions-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Diablo 4 won\u2019t have annual expansions after all"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/diablo-4-wont-have-annual-expansions-after-all.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The next <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/diablo-4\/40629\">Diablo 4<\/a><\/em> expansion won\u2019t be out in 2025, in spite of the studio\u2019s previous comments about releasing them annually. Speaking at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas (via <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/jasonschreier.bsky.social\/post\/3lhyxp5ysss2y\">Bloomberg\u2019s Jason Schreier<\/a>), <em>Diablo<\/em> general manager Rod Fergusson said the follow-up to 2024\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/impressions\/460169\/diablo-4-vessel-of-hatred-review\">Vessel of Hatred<\/a><\/em> expansion won\u2019t be out until 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cIn his DICE Summit presentation today on building a resilient live service, Diablo GM Rod Fergusson emphasized serving the game over the plan,\u201d a Blizzard spokesperson told Polygon. \u201cTo that, we are excited to share that we are in development on our second expansion for Diablo IV, which will debut in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A few months after <em>Diablo 4<\/em> launched in 2023, Fergusson told Dexerto that new expansion releases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23861011\/diablo-4-dlc-expansion-every-year\">would be annual<\/a>. When asked about that statement in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-9Rjl_32tBE&amp;t=662s\">2024 GameSpot interview<\/a>, his certainty wavered: \u201cOur players deserve to have more content and more ways to play, but in terms of what\u2019s the cadence and the right amount is not something I can talk about today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">At DICE (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/diablo-4s-next-expansion-after-vessel-of-hatred-wont-come-until-2026\">IGN<\/a>), Fergusson said, \u201cIn 2025, or just before Season 8, we will have a 2025 roadmap for <em>Diablo 4<\/em>. Now, our second expansion won&#8217;t be on that roadmap, because our second expansion is coming in 2026, but at least players will have the road ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">According to IGN, Fergusson said <em>Vessel of Hatred<\/em> slipped past the release date Blizzard originally had in mind as a result of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24157377\/diablo-4-season-4-loot-reborn-impressions\">gargantuan overhaul<\/a> to the game\u2019s core systems last year. That shift pushed the upcoming expansion forward into 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Blizzard hasn\u2019t made any official announcements about what to expect in the next expansion, but anyone who has finished <em>Vessel of Hatred<\/em> will have a few good guesses on where the story will go next. In the meantime, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/513133\/diablo-4-season-7-witchcraft-interview\">Season of Witchcraft<\/a> is still on, granting players seasonal occult powers, like a poisonous pet frog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><strong>Update (8:07 p.m. ET):<\/strong> This story has been updated with a comment from Blizzard.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/diablo\/523050\/diablo-4-second-expansion-2026-rod-fergusson\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next Diablo 4 expansion won\u2019t be out in 2025, in spite of the studio\u2019s previous comments about releasing them annually. Speaking at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas (via Bloomberg\u2019s Jason Schreier), Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson said the follow-up to 2024\u2019s Vessel of Hatred expansion won\u2019t be out until 2026. \u201cIn his DICE Summit presentation today on building a resilient live service, Diablo GM Rod Fergusson emphasized serving the game over the plan,\u201d a Blizzard spokesperson told Polygon. \u201cTo that, we are excited to share that we are in development on our second expansion for Diablo IV, which will debut in 2026.\u201d A few months after Diablo 4 launched in 2023, Fergusson told Dexerto that new expansion releases would be annual. 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