News concerning the news that Diablo IV will have an in-game store

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This is the very first official confirmation it is true that Diablo IV will feature microtransactions in the game and D2R ladder items an in-game shop of some sort, while further confirming that Blizzard's next installment in the RPG franchise will follow a live-service, seasonal approach.

News concerning the news that Diablo IV will have an in-game store has some players of the series concerned given the recent release of Blizzard's Free-to-Play portable game Diablo Immortal, which is also accessible on PC with cross-play and cross-progression across platforms. Diablo Immortal has been heavily critiqued for its many microtransactions.

A lot of players view as pay-to-win. Diablo Immortal has seen more than 10 million downloads, with Blizzard calling the game's launch as one of the biggest franchise launches in history. The game also has the lowest Metacritic user score for an PC title in Metacritic history with a scoring of .2.

Following an event called the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, where Blizzard disclosed Diablo IV's final classes, as well as a release date for 2023, Diablo community lead Adam Fletcher revealed on Twitter that the game would be an all-inclusive game but will include optional cosmetic items and, eventually paying expansions.

Registering for the Beta to Diablo IV recently went live but signing up does not appear to ensure a possibility of getting into the beta once it is released. The start date of the beta has been set, and the game's new beta sign-up page lists Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5. and PC as platforms, with Xbox One and buy diablo 2 resurrected items PlayStation 4 have been left out despite having already been announced for last-gen platforms.