As we all know, affected by the frequent changes in the company's senior management in 2021, Blizzard's development progress in game updates has been at a standstill, especially the "Diablo 4" that has attracted the attention of netizens has continuously replaced several design directors and art teams, and it is difficult not to doubt whether this work is released as scheduled. But just recently, Blizzard leaked a chance in the revenue forecast table, suggesting that "Diablo 4" will be expected to be launched in 2023!
According to Blizzard's recent earnings forecast to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Blizzard expects to achieve a revenue increase of at least $3.75 billion, or as much as 90%, or as much as $1.75 billion, in 2023. This means that in addition to the daily project updates and the revenue of the game version, Blizzard must at least pull out a key masterpiece to harvest the feelings of players.
At the same time, according to the forecast table, Blizzard is also ready to stabilize its annual revenue at about $3.959 billion in 2024, which means that Blizzard is likely to launch 2 blockbusters to ensure that his revenue meets the expected target, or will make subversive changes in old game projects.
Combined with Blizzard's recent release of "Overwatch 2: Homecoming" news, netizens speculate that the first new work launched in 2023 should be "Watch 2", but if you want to double the revenue growth, Blizzard is also very likely to set "Diablo 4" to 2023, so that there is enough confidence to predict the rapid growth of revenue.
However, because of the overly shady style of "Diablo 4" and the design of the demon, many netizens have worried about the difficulty of the game's review: "Core: Can it pass the trial?", "Diablo 4 Don't count on it!" Overwatch 2 should be ABLE to!", "I may believe it when I only get Diablo Four out, but whether this version number can come down or not, it is not Blizzard who says it"...
In any case, Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft, does have the hardness to stand and talk, and has also made a clear progress in developing games, which is obviously a good thing, I don't know what everyone thinks?