Diablo 2 Resurrected: Switch details confirmed but eight-man armies will be missing Blizzard Entertainment, NintendoDiablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s development team have finally broken their silence on the remaster\u2019s Nintendo Switch version, but it turns out there\u2019s one key feature that won\u2019t translate across. Diablo 2 Resurrected is almost upon us, but it\u2019s not been smooth sailing in the lead-up to launch. Despite improved in-game graphics and stunning new visuals, players have been let down by Blizzard\u2019s decision to omit the competitive ladder upon release, as well as disabling in-game voice chat and lobbies for console players. So D2R has proven divisive already \u2013 and it\u2019s not even out yet. And it may remain that way. While Blizzard have finally commented on the status of the title\u2019s Nintendo Switch version, there\u2019s one key feature that fans won\u2019t be able to access. Diablo 2 Resurrected Switch call for an update For players hoping to carry Diablo 2 Resurrected around in their backpack, it looked like there could be a delay to the game. It\u2019s common knowledge that Switch games often release later than PC, Xbox and PlayStation, but Blizzard\u2019s initial radio silence and lack of pre-order option was confusing players. \u201cTwo weeks until launch and no updates on the Switch version?\u201d wrote one irritated player. \u201cLeft out of the beta, no preorders, no screenshots\/video that I\u2019m aware of. A bit concerning.\u201d Two weeks until launch and no updates on the Switch version? Left out of the beta, no preorders, no screenshots\/video that I\u2019m aware of. A bit concerning. \u2014 BooJoh (@BooJoh) September 8, 2021 Diablo 2 Resurrected dev responds to Switch concerns Jumping in to calm fan panic on September 15, Diablo\u2019s Global Community Lead, Adam Fletcher, has clarified just what\u2019s happening with the Switch version. \u201cSwitch preorders start this week,\u201d he writes. \u201cDifferent first parties have different rule sets on when these start depending on a variety of factors.\u201d Additionally, he has clarified that the advertised 8-man party system will not be available on the Switch, where players are limited to four party members instead. \u201cBiggest key difference is four players on Switch but it is still everything else and cross-progression.\u201d Switch preorders start this week. Different first parties have different rule sets on when these start depending on a variety of factors. Console Blog covered on Switch items. Biggest key difference is 4 players on Switch but it is still everything else and cross progression. \u2014 Adam Fletcher \ud83d\udc99 (@PezRadar) September 15, 2021 So while this should set Nintendo users\u2019 minds at ease, the news that only four players can play together may disappoint some. At least, though, the veil around Diablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s Switch future has been lifted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Diablo 2 Resurrected: Switch details confirmed but eight-man armies will be missing Blizzard Entertainment, NintendoDiablo 2 Resurrected\u2019s development team have finally broken their silence on the remaster\u2019s Nintendo Switch version, but it turns out there\u2019s one key feature that won\u2019t translate across. Diablo 2 Resurrected is almost upon us, but it\u2019s not been smooth sailing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41131\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}