Diablo IV PC Specs Announced in Preparation for the Open Beta

Blizzard revealed the PC specs for their upcoming action RPG Diablo IV in preparation for the game’s open beta happening this month for Early Access players on March 17-19. The beta will then be open to all players the weekend after, March 24-26.

Blizzard has stated that during the open beta and at launch Diablo IV will not support ray tracing on the PC platform, but they do intend to add that sometime in the future. 

Diablo IV PC specs

Minimum

Settings to run the Diablo IV Open Beta at 1080p native resolution / 720p render resolution, low graphics settings, 30 fps.

• Operating System: 64-bit Windows 10

• Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD FX-8100

• Memory: 8 GB RAM

• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon R9 280

• DirectX: Version 12

• Storage: SSD with 45 GB available space

• Internet: Broadband Connection

Recommended

• Operating System: 64-bit Windows 10

• Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K or AMD R3-1300X

• Memory: 16 GB RAM

• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon RX 470

• DirectX: Version 12

• Storage: SSD with 45 GB available space

• Internet: Broadband Connection

What to expect during the open beta

During a Blizzard livestream, game director Joe Shely, lead designer Meng Song, and lead world designer Art Peshkov gathered to share what to expect in the open beta. You can see the full livestream on their YouTube channel, but here’s a quick breakdown.

• The classes Rogue, Sorcerer, and Barbarian are the only class available during the Early Access weekend. The Necromancer and Druid will be available next weekend when the beta is available for all players

• Couch co-op will be available for console players

• You can create up to 10 players and level them up to level 25

• There’s a world boss just waiting for you in the open beta

• You can play the beta either solo or with a group

• The entirety of Act 1, plus the game’s prologue, will be playable in the open beta

Participating in the beta rewards you with the Beta Wolf Pack cosmetic item and titles that can be used at launch.

• Initial Casualty Title: earned by reaching Kyovashad with one character.

• Early Voyager Title: earned by reaching Level 20 on one character.

• Beta Wolf Pack Cosmetic Item: earned by reaching Level 20 on one character.

Any progress made during the Early Access weekend will not carry over to the open beta that’s open to all the following weekend, so don’t get too attached. Blizzard will also host a “Community Play Livestream” on March 24.

Diablo IV is currently set to launch on June 2, 2023, on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Battle.net. 

[Source: Blizzard]

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