Diablo 4 is in a really unique spot right now. That’s because Blizzard Entertainment announced that the team is now working on Diablo 5, with a 2029 release window. At BlizzCon 2026, MonsterVine chatted with game director Brent Gibson and senior class designer Bjorn Mikkelson about the future of Diablo 4 and how long they plan to support it in a group interview.
Diablo 5 is set to take place 100 years after the events of the fourth game. In it, the heroes have lost, and the world has fallen to the forces of Hell. Gibson explained that, narratively, the Lord of Terror is learning from all the losses the Lord of Hate has taken, and that will be a big reason things unfold the way they do in the future.
With 5 looming around the corner, it’s only natural to assume that Diablo 4’s days are numbered. Gibson wanted to address that.
“If you’re wearing the sign in the middle of Times Square that says ‘the end is nigh,’ the end is not nigh,” Gibson tells me. “We have a lot coming, like the Amazon down the road. The train isn’t stopping, and one of the things that I love about our world is we’re not a series of games. We are a universe. We are even adding to Diablo 2 with the Warlock. It’s one of the few franchises where we have the luxury to continue to play. So if you’re worried, don’t sweat it. Because we’re going to be making content for a long time.”
Gibson added that they want to support Diablo 4 “as long as the community continues to show support.” They want to mimic what they did with past installments, Diablo 2 and 3.
In the meantime, there’s still a lot of content surrounding Diablo 4. The game recently launched its Hell’s Legacy season (season 15), a giant love letter to the series as a whole. Many of this season’s bosses feature iconic villains players have faced throughout the series.
“I love where we landed on bringing back the Dark Wanderers from the past. Allowing us to have Deckard,” Gibson tells us. “Focusing around those core elements was what we needed to set the stage for a good story. But we knew we needed to end with all three prime evils.”
One thing that Gibson is especially proud of is that Diablo 4 will finally feature Diablo the villain. Gibson explained that seeing the model alone felt “really really good” and the team was excited to finally add the title villain in the game.
“We’re passionate about telling the Story of Hatred. We’re building up Lilith and her relationship with her father. We knew we had to deliver on that,” Gibson tells me. “But we too were like, ‘Yeah, it would be great to get Big Red back into this game.’ The 30th anniversary being able to allow us to do that feels really great.”
Another major announcement was that Diablo 4 will add the Amazons as a playable class. What’s interesting about them is that they’re the first class to be released without an expansion around them. Mikkelson explained that what makes them different from all of the other classes is that they’re “expert soldiers, with unrivaled atheism and mythical magic.” What’s unique about the Amazon is that it’ll be tied to the female gender.
With that, I naturally had to ask if they would eventually add in more female-centered classes down the line, like a Witch. Gibson explained that there are no plans to announce another female-driven class at the moment.
Now that we know Sanctuary’s days are numbered, now’s a good time to jump into Diablo 4 and see the world before it all goes to Hell. Even though Diablo 4 isn’t going anywhere, it’s a good time to take in the sights now.
Diablo 4 is out now and is playable on PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
