Fnac set as release date 12/31/2020, is this reliable?
https://jeux-video.fnac.com/a13568447/Diablo-IV-PC-CD-ROM-PC
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HIGHLY doubtfullâŠim expecting 2023âŠin all honestyâŠlets be real,
there WILL be âdelaysâ some small setbacksâŠââsomethings come upââ
you knowâŠblizzard stuff so really i expect 2023âŠand thats no joke
although it is very possible to have a demo/ptr/limited alpha-beta invite then yes, but the game release expect bare minimum 2022 like feb/march month
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Blizzard soon is 6-12 months based on the last few titles.
So the phrase âNot Blizzard soonâ simply means, not in 2020.
After that, pure speculation, but my guess is we get Alpha in Summer of 2020, Beta in spring of 2021, and a release around holiday 2021.
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That is a popular click baiting technique we will witness a lot with Diablo 4.
Diablo 4 release date is not known even by the Diablo 4 developers atm.
I expect that theyâll announce the Diablo 4 release date at Blizzcon 2020.
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That seems like an âI dont know yetâ date.
They were saying not even soon for HotS but took like less than 2 years till release, BUT they were saying soon-ish for SC2 which took 3.5 more years since they said that lol
IF anything Iâd go for the 2022 winter (or maybe 2023 March for ex.). Ofc. depending of how long would implementation of 2 more classes work, and whether or not those things are in progress already or not, afair D. Kim said those skills that were shown in the skill tree but greyed out = those were in development ATM
So thatâs kinda good news cause quite a few of them were having that status though, BUT, only one area is done-ish (kind of) the Celtic chapter of the world, 2 more classes (completely from scratch) to go, have these 3 polished, perhaps more internal playtesting so they donât go out in Beta as âonly this build or die tryingâ lol
Yeaah, sounds like more and more to be late 2023, but will kinda keep the hopes up for a 2023 March release though 
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no, but i will tell you ââjavanese textââ is your friendâŠand no its not racist, its really a thing.
I would say that the earliest release date would be sometime around Blizzdon 2021. It might even be as far as spring of 2022, which might mean that on the 10 year anniversary of D3 D4 would launch.
I donât think saying âJapaneseâ is racist in the first place.
But it is 2019 and I could be wrong.
If you actually look it says the âPRE-Orderâ date is Dec 31 2020. I am actually expecting the game to possibly be release mid 2021. This game has been being worked on longer than many realize and unfortunately if it is released half done as D3 wasâŠthe date is very possibleâŠ
I want them to take as much time as they want to make it a good game. Still, blizzard now is not blizzard back in the days. They may rush it to get some $$ 1st then, maybe, focus on fixing it later.
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I wish people would learn how to use these new forums.
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they will need like 15 month minimum if everything is smooth sealing
but there is always rough periods in production
so 2-3 y is realistic
Yeah, and a lot of this time went into David Kim balancing PVP, just like it will be with D4. Unless they axe it in time as they should.
most stores for their websites need to put something in for a release date for pre-orders so they put a dummy date in (in this case December 31/2020) for that. The date listed there and the actual release date have nothing in common with each other.
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My take is not in 2022.
I also donât want or expect this new game of D4 to be hurried.
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look at it this way, D3 hasnât been out long enough, gonna wait another 4 years for d4
Speaking of PvP, hereâs a few features that might help balancing 
I would hope 2022, for them taking time and effort to polish it and get their design philosophy down, rather than scrambling to fix things later ala how they sent out letters for reaper of souls virtually begging people to give them another chance.
That being said, this is activision weâre dealing with now. They think in terms of short term shareholders, not âmaking a good gameâ-- So I think early/mid 2021 is more likely. The ability of the game to actually âPlayâ seemed solid, and when thatâs done thereâs going to be a pressure from the higher ups to ship it a soon as possible and fix the design later (See How bethseda is operating fallout 76 for example)
basically this.