Diablo Immortal became infamous when Blizzard’s Wyatt Cheng dropped the gem that was, “Do you guys not have phones?” That was in response to a hostile Blizzcon crowd that wasn’t happy about its mobile exclusivity. Even though the developers downplayed the role a PC port would have, it turns out that they were wrong. At least that is what Blizzard now feels, since it has confirmed that Diablo Immortal will launch on PC. An open beta for the PC version is planned for June 2.
However, the reason for the complete flip around is probably not what you expect. According to a new developer blog post, the deciding factor that encouraged Blizzard to launch Diablo Immortal on PC was the fear of emulation. More specifically, Blizzard believes that even if it doesn’t release a PC port fans will emulate Immortal anyway. Rather than having its fanbase settle for unoptimized emulation, developing an official release was thought to be the better option.
Interesting…
