Diablo V release date and development timeline
Blizzard has named a window, not a date. This tracker records every step from announcement to launch, and updates the moment that changes.
What is scheduled
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Regular development updates begin
Blizzard has said it intends to publish development updates on a regular cadence starting in 2027.
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Diablo V release window
The release window named at announcement. No exact date, no platforms and no editions have been confirmed.
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Current development phase
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Early development continues
Blizzard describes Diablo V as being in an early development phase. No playable build has been offered to the public.
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The record so far
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Filming of the Diablo V cinematics begins
Cinematics director Neil David Carter posts "First shoot #Diablo5" with a photo of a sound stage. What is being filmed has not been said.
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"Forging the Next Era" panel summary published
Blizzard publishes a written recap of the Diablo V panel, covering itemisation, the caravan and the procedural world.
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Diablo V announced at BlizzCon 2026
Blizzard reveals Diablo V, the setting, the first three classes and the target release window.
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