New hardware is another chance for ongoing live-service games to reach a new audience, and new seasonal content and expansions since its launch in 2023, and senior vice president and general manager of the Diablo franchise at Blizzard Rod Fergusson has alluded to D4 potentially getting a Switch 2 port after the console's release on June 5.

In an interview with Danny Peña on YouTube (via VGC), Fergusson said, when asked about Diablo on 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 of hardware from running Diablo 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 that Diablo 3 and Diablo 2: Resurrected both 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 4 requires 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 s' 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 the Switch 2 considering its technical specs, but it 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 irable care for consumers, but Diablo 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, and D4 kind of falls into a gray area. Multiplayer is baked into every facet of the game, but it is possible to play it essentially alone – you'll just encounter a lot of other players in various instances.

Diablo 4 interestingly launched on June 5, 2023, exactly two years before the Switch 2's release.

That said, if Diablo 4 were 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 . 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 roap gave 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 (via VGC)