Diablo Immortal is "Pretty Much Ready" to Launch, According to Developer's CFO

Whether you are a die-hard fan of theDiabloseries, really into the mobile gaming scene, or just looking forward for the endless critiques, everyone is awaiting the release of the beleagueredDiablo Immortal.And, as it turns out, you may not need to wait too long. According to developer NetEase’s CFO Yang Zhaoxuan, the hack-and-slash mobile game is “pretty much ready” for release and will certainly make it out. The game is currently slated to release in 2019.

News comes by way ofpublication Bloombergwho attended a conference call for financial analysts with Chinese developer NetEase Inc. Speaking on the issues happened to be NetEase’s Chief Financial Officer, Yang Zhaoxuan. On discussing whether they were expectingto be impacted on China’s recent movesto delay game launchesfollowing industry regulation,

While setting aside the worry regarding the regulation change, Zhaoxuan offered a quick timetable for the launch ofDiablo Immortal. According to the NetEase CFO, the game is “pretty much ready” to launch and is set for a 2019 release date. With that said, he was more hesitant to dive into deeper details on when we can expect that release date to be: “As to the exact launch timetable, I would encourage the market to direct their questions directly to Activision Blizzard.”

This may be a shocking announcement for a few different reasons. On one hand,Diablo Immortalwas revealed in November 2018, so it would appear that the developer has either rushed through the game or has had it mostly developed up to that announcement. On the other end, Activision Blizzard has been experiencing some negative PR blowback, thanks to significant blowbackover mass employee layoffsandlabor concernson the pay of Activision Blizzard’s CEO,Bobby Kotick. There has been some speculation that all major projects (whether or not you considerDiablo Immortala “major project”) would have release windows impacted.

Diablo Immortalhas certainlycourted gamer negativitysince the game’s initial reveal – thanks to Blizzard’s latestembrace of mobile platformsand some significantissues with how they revealed the game. While we have our ownqualms about the mobile game, we also think that the titleisn’t worth ignoring outright.

As mentioned above,Diablo Immortalis due to release in 2019 for mobile platforms, however a specific release date is unknown.