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Diablo 4is free to play this weekend for Xbox players, as gamers get a taste of Blizzard games ahead of an eventual Game Pass introduction.Diablo 4was released in June earlier this year, and instantly received praise from critics and gamers. The previous title in the franchise,Diablo 3, was released more than 10 years ago.
The title was recently released on the digital video game distribution service, Steam, and drew a lot of ire by gamers who immediately review-bombed the game. Xbox gamers can check out the game for free before deciding on whether or not to purchase the game from one of Microsoft’s recently acquired studios.
Diablo 4 Can Be Played For Free On Xbox Consoles For The Next Two Days
Thefree-to-playperiod started yesterday, and Xbox owners have until the 22nd of October, 11:59 PM Pacific Time, to playDiablo 4, with no Xbox Game Pass subscriptions required. The only catch is that the free period will last 10 hours from the time gamers start playing the game, which should give players enough gameplay experience to get an idea of whether or not to go ahead and purchase the game outright.
Those who do decide to grab the game to play the game fully and experience the Season 2 content as well, can buy the game at a discount with prices slashed for the next 11 days. The game is $25 off for the Ultimate Edition, selling at $74.99, $22.50 off for the Digital Deluxe Edition, selling at $67.49, and $17.50 off for the Standard Edition, selling at $52.49.
Those who do have a Game Pass Core or Game Pass Ultimate subscription can also trial three other games this weekend includingNBA 2K24,Hokko Life, andLawn Mowing Simulator, although these three games will not have any time restrictions.
Diablo 4‘s Season 2 content,Season of Blood,will remain inaccessible during this trial period, but the main campaign can be played for as long as possible in the given time period. Season 2 was launched with Diablo IV 1.2 patch that brings several updates including crossplay and cross-progression fixes.
It’s been a week since Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard-King finalized following the approval from the UK’s CMA after several months of waiting and now the Xbox Game Pass library is all set to gain several games from their new partner studios.
Diablo 4’s Debut on Steam Marred By Fans Who Review-Bomb The Game
Diablo 4recently came out on Steam, and the game immediately got review-bombed by fans as the game’s microtransactions and a battle pass drew the ire of fans.Diablo 4had reportedly earned the developers more than $600 Million over the first five days post-release, which was accompanied by fans and critics rating the game highly on Metacritic.
However, the game’s Battle Pass approach and the insanely expensive cosmetic items in-game have disappointed fans massively. While some gamers have voiced their opinion aboutDiablo 4‘s microtransactions in-game by scoring the game low, most of the reviews on Steam for the game are flooded with reviews by gamers whose accounts show less than half an hour of gameplay, and some with even less time spent in the game.
Review-bombing games isn’t new and plenty of AAA games have faced the insane approach by gamers for non-legitimate reasons, which in turn affected the game’s overall ratings.Diablo 4joinsStarfieldandMortal Kombat 1as the big titles to have their ratings affected due to fans review-bombing the title.
While Metacritic has no filter to ensure a review’s legitimacy, Steam users can check the amount of time a reviewer has actually spent playing the game to differentiate legitimate reviews and review bombs.
All that being said,Diablo 4is still a critically acclaimed game that Xbox owners must still go ahead and try while the game’s free to play this weekend.
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Ayoub Hassan Adur
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Ayoub Hassan Adur worked in the Translation Industry for more than a decade before turning to Content Writing. Ayoub loves Gaming and has also written news stories in the gaming industry for two other websites before joining FandomWire Gaming. Manchester United fan since the ’90s.
