Diablo 4 Expansions Won't Be Annual, Next 1 Arriving In 2026

Diablo 4 won’t have annual expansions after all
The next Diablo 4 expansion won’t be out in 2025, in spite of the studio’s previous comments about releasing them annually. Speaking at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas (via Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier ), Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson said the follow-up to 2024’s Vessel of Hatred expansion won’t be out until 2026.
Diablo 4's second expansion won't be out until 2026
Diablo 4's plan for annual expansions seems to have gone mildly awry, as franchise general manager Rod Fergusson said during a DICE panel today that the game's second expansion won't be out until sometime in 2026.
Diablo 4 Expansions Won't Be Annual, The Next One Arriving In 2026
Diablo IV’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, arrived a year and change after the game launched. That won’t be the case for its next big content drop, however. Franchise boss Rod Ferguson revealed at DICE Summit 2025 in Las Vegas this week that Diablo IV’s second expansion will be arriving sometime in 2026.
Diablo 4 annual expansions aren’t happening as Blizzard pushes new content into 2026
The annual expansion plan for Blizzard’s live-service ARPG Diablo 4 is already over. Following the release of Vessel of Hatred, the next expansion will now release sometime during 2026. At the DICE Summit, General Manager of Diablo Rod Fergusson revealed that there will be no expansion for Diablo 4 in 2025.
Diablo 4's Next Expansion Delayed Until 2026
According to Eurogamer, Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo 4's next expansion won't arrive until 2026, shifting from its original annual release plan.
Next Diablo 4 Expansion Not Due Until 2026, Blizzard Says
Blizzard has revealed that the next Diablo 4 expansion isn't due until 2026, so hopefully, you haven't rinsed Vessel of Hatred just yet.
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