Diablo 4 on PC Game Pass Includes An Additional Requirement

Diablo 4 is coming to Game Pass on March 28, 2024, but players on PC will also need to install Battle.net in order to access the latest hack-and-slash title from Blizzard Entertainment. It's been almost six months since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard was finalized, and one of the benefits that players have been looking forward to the most has been the possibility of playing Blizzard franchises through the Game Pass. The first title to earn this privilege happened to be Diablo 4, which saw its initial release in June 2023, and is now in the middle of its third season.

While the reception to Season of the Construct hasn't been as positive as Season of Blood in Diablo 4, the story campaign and low-level gameplay have been the subject of universal praise since launch. The classes in Diablo 4 are diverse, each with their own unique flavor, different approaches to mitigation, and gorgeously designed cosmetics. Being able to play Diablo 4 with a Game Pass subscription should help breathe some new life into the game, especially as it slowly sets the stage for its upcoming expansion pack.

That being said, whereas Xbox players can simply access Diablo 4 straight from their library, players on PC will need to fulfill one additional requirement. In order to play Diablo 4 through Game Pass, PC players will need to install Battle.net, Blizzard's personalized launcher and social platform that connects all Blizzard franchises together (and a few select Activision ones as well). While the process is not as smooth as playing Diablo 4 on the Xbox, fans are hopeful that future Blizzard releases on Game Pass will have a more seamless experience for the PC.

On top of the Battle.net requirement, the PC version of Diablo 4 for the Game Pass also doesn't have Xbox's achievements, as it will instead solely award Battle.net's own achievements to players. While this does make the PC version of Diablo 4 a bit inconvenient to play through the Game Pass, players who want to explore