Diablo IV confirmed for Switch 2
- Blizzard officially confirmed the Diablo IV expansion 'Lord of Hatred' will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 later this year. - News coverage flagged this as the first major Diablo content officially slated for a Nintendo console. - The confirmation adds a major AAA expansion to Switch 2's growing pipeline and broadens third‑party support (newsdirectory3.com) (nintendoeverything.com).
Blizzard has confirmed Diablo IV’s next expansion, Lord of Hatred, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later in 2026. (blizzard.com) (newsdirectory3.com) Blizzard’s official expansion page says Lord of Hatred launches April 28, 2026 and adds a new campaign, the Skovos region, and two new classes, with Paladin available immediately through pre-purchase. (blizzard.com 1) (blizzard.com 2) The Switch 2 version surfaced after earlier reports tied the game to Nintendo platforms through ratings data, but the latest coverage says Blizzard has now moved from leak-era hints to an official confirmation for Nintendo’s new system. (nintendoeverything.com) (newsdirectory3.com) Diablo IV is an online action role-playing game built around seasonal updates, shared-world events, and paid expansions, so a Switch 2 release means Nintendo’s new handheld-home console is getting a live-service game that was not on the original Switch. (blizzard.com 1) (blizzard.com 2) Nintendo platforms have carried Blizzard’s Diablo games before, including Diablo II: Resurrected on Switch, but Diablo IV itself had not been officially announced for a Nintendo console before this Switch 2 confirmation. (nintendo.com) (newsdirectory3.com) The timing also places Blizzard in Nintendo’s early third-party lineup push for Switch 2, as Nintendo’s Japanese eShop schedule has been adding weekly Switch 2 releases through April 2026. (nintendoeverything.com 1) (nintendoeverything.com 2) For Blizzard, the release extends a game that now spans PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch 2, with the company still requiring an internet connection and a Battle.net account for the expansion. (blizzard.com) (blizzard.com) The next marker is April 28, 2026, when Lord of Hatred launches on existing platforms and Blizzard is expected to show how the Switch 2 version fits into that rollout. (blizzard.com) (blizzard.com)
